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They’re Called Term Limits

Looking for an exemplar of condescending witlessness? Take Steve Benen, producer of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show. Please! Last week, I praised Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer for endorsing term limits, while Benen panned him at The Maddow Blog, calling term limits a “gimmick.” So, when Aristotle argued for mandatory rotation in office, that was just a stunt? “I imagine most term-limit proponents mean

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Why Did Term Limits Spring Up in the 1990s?

Paul Jacob is a Board Member of U. S. Term Limits, and President of the Liberty Initiative Fund. Why did term limits spring up in the 1990s? Term limitation has a long history in America, of course, and all the way back to Aristotle. But why the resurgence? I remember opponents to term limits suggesting

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H. “Ross” Perot Addresses Term Limits

Let me do it first on a personal level. If the American people send me up to do this job, I intend to be there one term. I do not intend to spend one minute of one day thinking about re-election. And as a matter of principle — and my situation is unique, and I

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Duncan Hunter the Hunted

Duncan Hunter has become the hunted. For the last 38 years, someone named Duncan Hunter has represented North and Inland San Diego in Congress. From 1981 to 2009, it was Duncan Lee Hunter, and from 2009 to the present day, it has been his son Duncan Dwayne Hunter. Apparently, in the Hunter household politics is

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No Uncertain Terms Episode 48 Transcript

INTRO MUSIC : “Come On, Come on” by Cheap Trick Philip Blumel: Half the politicians didn’t even show up, but the American people are. Hi, I’m Philip Blumel. Welcome to No Uncertain Terms, The Official Podcast of the Term Limits Movement for the week of July 15th, 2019. Stacey Selleck: Your sanctuary from partisan politics.

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Fights for Term Limits on Congress

Let me begin by thanking all of you for attending, and thanking Senator Hirono for working with me and my staff, to convene this hearing, and bring these witnesses together. The topic before us, is one I believe of great importance, the need for term limits for members of Congress, so that we can begin

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Michelle Obama Chipotle Line teaches leadership
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What a Chipotle Line Teaches Michelle Obama About Leadership

Barack Obama famously advocated term limits both in the United States and across the world. But in this poignant March clip from Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the former first lady shares how fame and fortune changes one’s relationship with fellow citizens over time. Michelle Obama: What Barack and I talk about that we

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Lee Iacocca – Legendary Businessman and Term Limits Supporter

We all know that Lee Iacocca was the American automobile executive responsible for the development of the Ford Mustang while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for steering the Chrysler Corporation away from the rocks as its CEO during the 1980s. But what you might not remember is that Lee

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No Uncertain Terms Episode 47 Transcript

INTRO MUSIC : “Cars” by Gary Numan Philip Blumel: Rest in peace, Lee Iacocca. Hi, I’m Philip Blumel. Welcome to No Uncertain Terms, the official podcast of the term limits movement, for the week of July 8th, 2019. Stacey Selleck: Your sanctuary from partisan politics. Philip Blumel: We all know that Lee Iacocca was the

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No Uncertain Terms Episode 46 Transcript

INTRO MUSIC : “9:30 May 2” by The Minutemen Philip Blumel: Breakthrough in the U.S. House. Hi, this is Philip Blumel. Welcome to No Uncertain Terms, the official podcast of the Term Limits Movement, for the week of July 1, 2019. Stacey Selleck: Your sanctuary from partisan politics. Philip Blumel: In the states, the votes

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