by Nick Tomboulides
A new poll shows that Utah residents by historic margins favor term limits at all levels of government. The survey, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates for UtahPolicy.com, found that 85 percent of Utahns support term limits on the state legislature and Governor, while 88 percent support term limits on members of Congress.
The pollsters also found that those who support term limits do so with a high level of intensity, with 70 percent remarking that they “strongly favor” the reform.
For Utahns, this survey is more than fodder for a discussion at the watercooler. It will be rocket fuel needed to launch the Term Limits Convention resolution through the Utah State Legislature next year.
All Utah needs to do is pass a simple, one-page resolution through its State House and State Senate in the 2017 session. The State House already passed the resolution in 2016 before running out of time to put it on the Senate Calendar. That means state lawmakers are listening to the people’s concerns.
We have to keep this momentum going. This year, they need to finish the job by getting it passed through both chambers.
Send a message to the state lawmakers in your district by clicking HERE. You can take advantage of this email tool whether you live in Utah or not.
Remember, these results aren’t exclusive to Utah. Poll after poll has shown astronomical support for term limits among Americans in every state and of every political ideology. The only group standing in the way are career politicians.
Together, we will take our Congress back and end the reign of career politicians.
Nick Tomboulides is the Executive Director of U.S. Term Limits
