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by Nick Tomboulides We have some big news out of Washington. Two U.S. Term Limits pledge signers, Republican Rod Blum (IA) and Democrat Beto O’Rourke (TX), have announced the formation of a term limits caucus, which will work to build bipartisan support behind a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress. “The root of
by Nick Tomboulides WASHINGTON, D.C — When 20-term Congressman Philip Flop took a brief break from his round of golf today to speak with press, he needed to be reminded by reporters that he actually represents the state of Illinois, not Hawaii as he had believed for the last decade. Flop’s frequent junkets to the Aloha
Can Americans term-limit Congress? by Paul Jacob Twenty-three states had passed term limits on their congressional delegations by 1995 — many while simultaneously term-limiting state lawmakers. Voters in most other states lack statewide initiative rights. But if the term limits passed by the 23 had been left alone, the pressure would have been enormous
by Nick Tomboulides “If you pass term limits, lobbyists and staff will have too much power,” the critics grumbled, before Floridians enacted term limits with 77 percent of the vote in 1992. According to new research from Prof. Randall Holcombe of Florida State University, these doom and gloom predictions were way off-the-mark. Holcombe took two touchstones for
This piece originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News. by Nick Tomboulides Now that he’s back in the Legislature for a 24th term, Rep. John Martin is looking to settle a score with the term limits that ousted him from power over two decades ago. Martin’s latest effort to repeal Maine’s term limits — which
by Nick Tomboulides Tallahassee, FL— U.S. Term Limits (USTL) presented “Defender of Term Limits” awards to eight Florida legislators this week for their commitments to protecting the state’s citizen-initiated and voter-approved eight-year term limits law. The eight recipients were: Sen. Aaron Bean (R-Duval), Sen. Joe Negron (R-Martin), Rep. Amanda Murphy (D-Pasco), Rep. Cary Pigman (R-Highlands),
by David Brown Tim Jacob has been here before. Just as, today, the chairman of Arkansas Term Limits is a leader in the effort to preserve state legislative term limits, so he led the original charge for state legislative term limits in the early 1990s. “I found myself the Petition Chairman for the effort to
Help us deliver one million signatures to the Congress in support of a term limits constitutional amendment. Click HERE to sign the petition today. This is one you have to hear to believe. Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), who has served as the congressman from Virginia’s 8th district since 1991, told a Roll Call reporter yesterday that “members
by Philip Blumel, U.S. Term Limits President In Sunday’s Gainesville Sun, I make the case in an op-ed that Rep. Keith Perry’s (R-Gainesville) bill to weaken Florida term limits from eight to 12 years is an effort to benefit legislators at the expense of citizens. “The results during Florida’s term limits era have been good. Legislatures are like
by Philip Blumel Oklahoma was one of the earliest bastions of term limits – boasting the first successful statewide initiative to limit state legislators’ terms – and in light of experience term limits have only grown more popular there. Since that 1990 initiative there have been others, notably a 2010 vote to limit the governor
