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By Nick Tomboulides This November marks 40 years since President Richard Nixon stood in front of America and said “people have got to know if their president is a crook.” Of course, Nixon was knee-deep in his own muck. But he was also making a great point: Don’t Americans deserve to know any fact about
Yesterday, a major American politician gave up. Sort of. Senator Jeff Flake, the junior member of the upper chamber from the State of Arizona, took to the Senate floor to announce that his “service in the Senate will conclude at the end of my term in early January, 2019.” Actually, most of the speech was
For immediate release October 17, 2017 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises Texas District 02 candidate for U.S. House, Darnell Jones, for signing its congressional term limits pledge. Jones joins Ali Khorasani,
For immediate release October 24, 2017 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 Strong Support for Congressional Term Limits in South Dakota U.S. House Race Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised South Dakota U.S. House candidate, Shantel Krebs,
Our founders framed the American governing system with an eye to mitigate the likelihood of one group, faction, class, party, or religion gaining and exerting dominance over another. By limiting what government could do, they also limited what government would be asked to do, particularly by powerful interests. The only government capable of preserving harmony
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, according to Politico, is wondering whether it’s in his best interest to avoid seeking a third term in office because he’s unsure he can continue making an impact in Washington, D.C. If the report is true, Corker may do something many other politicians at the federal level don’t — term limit
In 1986, 32-year-old lawyer Bob Menendez was elected Mayor of Union City, New Jersey. In 1988, he was elected to the state legislature. In 1992, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Now, after 31 years of raking in dough as a politician, Menendez
The former mayor of Harrisburg, dubbed “Mayor-for-life,” was embroiled in a litany of crimes from fraud to theft. In office 28 years, Stephen Reed’s scandals involved an incinerator project that caused financial devastation that nearly bankrupted the city. As a final insult to injury, he collected millions of dollars of wild west artifacts (yes Harrisburg
Given the performance of Congress so far this year – and the past several years, for that matter – now is a good time to talk about term limits for the U.S. House and Senate. Let’s face it: From the annual failure to approve a real budget to the recent healthcare legislation debacle, it has
Last night, the people of Jacksonville proved you can fight City Hall. After a lively discussion, the City Council voted by an 11-6 margin to kill a bill by Councilman Matt Schellenberg that would’ve shattered the city’s term limits and given council members a third term. That means Jacksonville’s eight-year term limits – which were
