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The South Carolina General Assembly has filed resolutions that would help bring about the Term Limits Convention, a new initiative to place term limits on members of Congress. By using Article V of the U.S. Constitution, 34 state legislatures can team up for a convention to propose a congressional term limits amendment. The Term Limits Convention
by Nick Tomboulides Campaign 2016 is in full swing, and it’s being called the “year of the outsider,” with nontraditional candidates shaking things up in both parties. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has built a commanding lead by attacking “incompetent politicians” in Washington. But Trump hasn’t endorsed term limits, the one reform that’s guaranteed to address
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
WE DID IT! We passed our bill, SM 630, through the Senate Rules Committee and the House Local and Federal Affairs in the Florida State Legislature. Not only did we get the bill passed two committees today, it passed unanimously! We have one more committee to get through and the bill goes to a vote on the
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
