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by Nick Tomboulides ALBANY, NY — The New York State Legislature has become an ongoing experiment to see what happens when politicians are given decades in office with no term limits or accountability. The results have been nothing short of disaster. Last week, former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican who served in Albany for
There have been over 50 people who have served over 35 years in the House of Representatives. The longest continuously serving member in the House just recently retired earlier this year, with 59 years and 21 days in office. The man who holds that particular honor is John Dingell. Mr. Dingell first became a congressman
by David Brown Houston residents Phillip Bryant, an investor, and Eric Dick, a lawyer, are suing the city of Houston. They want the results of the November 3 vote to lengthen local term limits to be ruled invalid. The suit contends that politicians misled voters with the wording of Proposition 2, which passed 65% to
by USTL Staff We’ve had a lot of questions come in from supporters since launching the Term Limits Convention, a state-driven effort to enact term limits on Congress. For the sake of time, we decided to use this post to answer the six most common questions you had about the process: How do states initiate
by James Hass Another drop in the bucket is just a drop closer to overflowing and the aspiring career politicians on my City Council would probably say the same. You’re not alone in feeling overburdened by politicians and their crony policies that never seem to deliver the desired result. All across the country citizens are
by Nick Tomboulides Republicans in Congress are making some huge, sweeping, monumental, life-altering changes to their leadership today. Or not. According to reports, 24-year career politician John Boehner is stepping down as House Speaker to make room for Rep. Paul Ryan, who is merely a 16-year career politician. For those of us who want to see
by Nick Tomboulides With assistance from U.S. Term Limits, Florida state legislators have officially filed bills calling for a Term Limits Convention, a single-subject Article V campaign to enact term limits on the U.S. Congress. The bills, House Memorial 417 and Senate Memorial 630, were filed by State Representative Larry Metz (R-Groveland) and State
by Nick Tomboulides In the 1995 case U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, the Supreme Court ruled that term limits on Congress could only come by amendment to the Constitution. But that does not mean self-interested members of Congress are required to get the amendment enacted. While initiating an amendment with Congress is one option, Article V of
by Nick Tomboulides Have you been watching the presidential primary debates? They’re a complete mess! Republicans and Democrats are further apart on the issues today than ever before. That means half of the country will oppose whomever we elect. The deep partisan divide hasn’t stopped the candidates from talking a good game. They all acknowledge
by Paul Jacob The Fourth Estate is coming undone. Obviously. But little did I know the problem was term limits. Respected journalist Tim Skubick complained last November how incredible is the strain created by “44 mostly unknown faces” coming into the Michigan Legislature, adding, “I have to get to know them.” Courage, Mr. Skubick, courage.
