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By Paul Jacob In a Townhall.com column last January, I argued that politicians weren’t “stupid,” as Mr. Trump had loudly proclaimed — to few objections. The problem is worse: too many politicians lack honesty and integrity. They’re in the politics biz for their own lucrative ends. Six weeks ago, I declared — again, to few objections
By Nick Tomboulides In surveys of historians and the American people, President Harry S. Truman is regarded as one of the best leaders our nation has ever had. Truman, a Democrat who Republicans also admire, ascended to the presidency in 1945 while World War II was still being fought. He presided over the surrender of nazi Germany
“After decades spent in Washington enriching themselves, career politicians invariably lose touch with Oregonians,” says Sam Carpenter, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Carpenter is a businessman, a newcomer to politics, and one of 170 (and counting) signers of the USTL Term Limits Amendment Pledge so far this campaign season. “Ron Wyden is no different,”
by Stacey Selleck, US Term Limits Pat Quinn takes the fight to Rahm Emanuel’s Post Former Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, is spearheading a grassroots effort to impose a two-term limit on the Chicago mayor, a position currently held by Rahm Emanuel. The effort, known as “Take Charge Chicago,” includes a petition drive to collect
by Rebekah Johansen-Bydlak, Candidate in Florida’s 1st Congressional District With $19 trillion in debt and a deeply dysfunctional federal government that continually encroaches beyond its constitutional bounds, it’s no surprise that voters overwhelmingly support term limits. The American people know that the entrenched special interests do not stand for them, but without enforced limits, an enormous barrier
by Philip Blumel Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised libertarian presidential candidates Governor Gary Johnson and Governor Bill Weld for pledging, if elected, to support a constitutional amendment for term limits on members of Congress. With Sens. Ted Cruz and
by Stacey Selleck, US Term Limits Congress is out of control! And I’m not talking about passing too many or too few laws. Heck, I just want them to focus on the job we are paying them to do instead of on their own personal wealth. Is that too much to ask? Unless you live
By Paul Jacob | May 18, 2016 | The following originally appeared on Paul Jacob’s Common Sense How does that old, pithy anti-term limits slogan go, again? “We already have term limits, they’re called indictments! ” Wait . . . is that it? Must be. This election year — the year of the outsider, the
I’m Geraldine Thompson, a Florida State Senator running for the United States Congress from Florida’s 10th Congressional District. I have long been a proponent of fairness in our elections. Whether it is fighting for ballot access, fair districts, campaign finance reform, or term limits for elected officials, I am a fighter for fundamental reforms to
By Philip Blumel In the animated movie Monsters Inc., the eponymous company was falling on hard times as it had become ever harder to terrify human children in a modern society. Yet, fear — an energy source — was how the firm generated its profits. The opponents of the Term Limits Convention are running into
