It does nothing to stop corruption in government. The same forces that have a 20 year Senator begging for campaign money and being in the pocket of various special interests will continue against the freshman Senator that replaces him. Its feel-good nonsense for the most part. It barely addressed the symptoms of Washington corruption, let alone the cause.

>I'm really concerned he might be assassinated.

Over a toothless regulation that affects only a small percentage of Congress and mostly guys ready to retire anyway?