If Term Limits Will Not Work, What Will?

I argued in a recent post that term limits are not the answer to improve American Governance.  In review, here are the arguments against it.

-Experience is important in nearly every job in America.  Why not in politics?
-Term limits could tip the balance of power away from elected officials in favor of un-elected bureaucrats and lobbyists.
-There is no evidence that the states that have term limits have seen improved government.
-Term limits removes a check on the power of the politician.  The office holder is free to do more without the check of having to be elected again.  In other words, you would give a US senator 6 years where he doesn't have to worry one bit about what you think or say about his job.
-People who support politicians financially do not want the risk of a revolution.  They will do all in their power to put a like-minded person in the place of an office-holder who is term-limited out of office.  Gerrymandering also ensures that a like minded person gets elected.

What will work instead?

-Once a person leaves political office, he/she is forever forbidden from being anything other than an adviser to current office holder.  He/She will not be allowed to represent anyone to the current office holder on either a paid or unpaid basis.  In other words, he/she can't become a lobbyist, paid or unpaid.

-End gerrymandering, or the practice of drawing district boundaries to the favor of one party or another.

-Put a citizen's recall mechanism for members of Congress in the US Constitution.  Also, allow members of the House of Representatives and US Senate to be impeached by their state legislatures.

-Put a cap on congressional and presidential salaries and pensions.  Sure, you can serve in Congress for more than 12 years, but you are no longer eligible for pay raises and your salary is capped at that rate except for adjustments for inflation.  This should encourage members of Congress to retire after serving for 12 years.  Also ensure that pensions will cap after 12 years of service.

Perhaps you have other idea?  Let's talk about them.