Jonathan Dantzler Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

USTL President, Philip Blumel, praised Dantzler’s pledge, saying “Jonathan’s support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to listen to the majority of voters who want term limits. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”

The U.S. Term Limits pledge is given to candidates and members of state legislatures. It states that “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the limited purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

The Supreme Court has previously stated that only a Constitutional Amendment can limit the terms of U.S. Senators and House Representatives. According to Nick Tomboulides, Executive Director of USTL, the best chance of imposing term limits on Congress is through an Article V Proposal Convention of state legislatures.

“More than 80% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through a congressional term limits amendment. Jonathan knows this and is willing to work to make sure we reach our goal,” said Tomboulides.

According to a nationwide poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, term limits enjoy wide bipartisan support. The analysis shows that “Support for term limits is broad and strong across all political, geographic and demographic groups. An overwhelming 82% of voters approve of a Constitutional Amendment that will place term limits on members of Congress.