For immediate release
January 23, 2018
Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits
Phone: (321) 345-7455
stillman@termlimits.org
Strong Bipartisan Support for Congressional Term Limits in Texas U.S. House Race
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, nonpartisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised candidate for Texas U.S. House (District 6), Ken Cope, for signing its congressional term limits pledge. Jana Sanchez, Troy Ratterree, Ruby Woolridge and John Duncan, also TX-6 candidates, previously signed the pledge.
In November 2017, U.S. Term Limits had more than 50 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on the pledges saying, “This strong bipartisan support of term limits shows that there are individuals, from both sides of the aisle, who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”
The U.S. Term Limits Amendment Pledge is provided to every announced candidate for federal office. It reads, “I pledge that as a member of Congress I will co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit.” The U.S. Term Limits Constitutional Amendment has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the House of Representatives by Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Blumel noted, “More than 75% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through congressional term limits. These candidates know this, and despite representing different parties, they are all willing to work to make sure we reach our goal. ”
According to the last nationwide poll on term limits conducted by Gallup, the issue enjoys wide bipartisan support. The poll showed that 75% of Americans support congressional term limits. Gallup’s analysis states, “Republicans and independents are slightly more likely than Democrats to favor term limits; nevertheless, the vast majority of all party groups agree on the issue. Further, Gallup finds no generational differences in support for the proposal.”
Blumel concluded, “America is in trouble. Our career politicians have let the people down. It is time to limit their terms and return control of our nation to the people. It is time for a constitutional amendment limiting congressional Terms.”
The term limits amendment bills would require a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, and ratification by 38 states in order to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
View Cope’s signed pledge here.
View Woolridge’s signed pledge here.
View Ratterree’s signed pledge here.
View Sanchez’s signed pledge here.
View Duncan’s signed pledge here.
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