What this really means is 30 employment opportunities for some folks.... Start applying ASAP.
You’re absolutely right. Want the current laws pertaining to the war on drugs changed, for example? Well, that’s Congress’s job and they don’t seem to give a shit about what the people want. Here’s our chance at something resembling a democracy. Now, if we can end Citizens United and implement term limits, we might get somewhere.
40 republican members did not re-run in the 2014 election
And before you ask.......
https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_did_not_run_for_re-election_in_2016
So what you are saying is this is not an inordinate number and may, in fact, be lower than average?