by Nick Tomboulides
We have some big news out of Washington. Two U.S. Term Limits pledge signers, Republican Rod Blum (IA) and Democrat Beto O’Rourke (TX), have announced the formation of a term limits caucus, which will work to build bipartisan support behind a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress.
“The root of this problem is that politicians are incentivized by the system to care more about retaining their position than doing what is best for the country,” Blum said. “Our founding fathers never intended for public service to be a career, rather, serving in Congress was designed to be a temporary sacrifice made for the public good.”
The new working group will marshal pro-term limits members together to pursue common ground. One of its most important duties will be building consensus around the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three House terms and two Senate terms, to which both Blum and O’Rourke have pledged their exclusive support.
The bipartisan nature of this team reflects the latest Gallup poll on term limits, which shows that huge majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents support the reform.
Now is an exciting time to be a term limits supporter, as politicians are increasingly forced to take notice of our growing movement.
If you’d like to thank Representatives Blum and O’Rourke for their efforts, their offices can be contacted at the numbers here:
Rep. Rod Blum: (202) 225-2911
Rep. Beto O’Rourke: 202-225-4831
Nick Tomboulides is Executive Director of U.S. Term Limits.
