WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s little debate that the country is divided.

What You Need To Know

Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently introduced a term limits bill

A 2013 Gallup poll found 75% support for term limits

Some have expressed concerns that limits give lobbyists more power

One thing it’s found agreement on is its dislike for Congress.

A Gallup poll shows just 20% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing.

It doesn’t matter which party is in the majority.

The last time the rating was above 40% was in 2005.

That could be why 75% of Americans polled by Gallup in 2013 said they would vote for term limits.

“It’s a popular idea,” said Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper.

N.C. Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman, recently introduced his own term limits bill.

The legislation would limit House members to six two-year terms and senators to just two six-year terms. It would not apply to anyone currently in office.

“He is following through on [a] campaign promise," Cooper said.

Many candidates campaign on term limits, but opinions among lawmakers are mixed.

“I’ve signed the term-limit pledge,” said Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy. “The issue with that is everyone needs to do that.”

“I think that term limits can be helpful,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross.

“Term limits are actually a really bad idea,” said Republican Rep. David Rouzer. “They’re very popular, but in effect they would give the lobbyists and the career bureaucrats and the career staff much more influence.”

Cooper agrees.

He said while term limits would bring in new crops of politicians, demographically and ideologically, they often look the same as the people they replace.

He said term limits also give more power to people who are un-elected.

“When you term limit folks out, the legislators who are in office, don’t know as much … so the people that are lurking around the Capitol … those tend to be the lobbyists,” Cooper said.

He said there are better options.

“We need to think about how we recruit people for office … that’s really how we can get different people in office," he said.

But with term limits so popular among the public, the discussion is likely not going anywhere. Neither, likely, is term-limit legislation.

“The odds that it will get through Congress, even if it’s a great idea, are extremely low,” Cooper said.

Fifteen states around the country have term limits for most of their state lawmakers.