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20-Year Congressman Busted Bribing Opponent to Drop Out of the Race

Pop Quiz! What’s the excuse congressmen use the most to dodge calls for term limits? “If you don’t like me, just vote me out!” It sounds right on the surface, but when one digs further into the cesspool that is Washington, this excuse collapses like a house of cards. Incumbents rarely have serious opponents in

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30-Year Careerist Senator Goes on Trial for Bribery

In 1986, 32-year-old lawyer Bob Menendez was elected Mayor of Union City, New Jersey. In 1988, he was elected to the state legislature. In 1992, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Now, after 31 years of raking in dough as a politician, Menendez

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On the Brink of Bankruptcy Under “Mayor for Life,” Harrisburg City Council Calls for Term Limits

The former mayor of Harrisburg, dubbed “Mayor-for-life,” was embroiled in a litany of crimes from fraud to theft. In office 28 years, Stephen Reed’s scandals involved an incinerator project that caused financial devastation that nearly bankrupted the city. As a final insult to injury, he collected millions of dollars of wild west artifacts (yes Harrisburg

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Citizens Beat Anti-Term Limit Scam in Jacksonville

Last night, the people of Jacksonville proved you can fight City Hall. After a lively discussion, the City Council voted by an 11-6 margin to kill a bill by Councilman Matt Schellenberg that would’ve shattered the city’s term limits and given council members a third term. That means Jacksonville’s eight-year term limits – which were

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USTL Launches Chapter in Utah, Eyeing Term Limits for Hatch

U.S. Term Limits has launched a fully staffed and operational chapter in Utah to continue the progress that Democrats and Republicans have made to rein in the powerful in Washington, DC by imposing congressional term limits. Imposing term limits on Congress, which has received support in all 50 states, will restore trust in our government

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Jacksonville Council Postpones Anti-Term Limits Vote

Tuesday July 25th, 2017 is a date the Jacksonville City Council won’t soon forget. It was the day they had hand-picked for a late-night vote to lengthen their own term limits, but instead they were forced to postpone the vote. Simply put, the Council underestimated U.S. Term Limits and the people of Jacksonville. In the

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Term Limit States Ranked Best as Career Politicians Flop

Surprise, surprise. A brand new report says states with term-limited legislatures are outperforming their career politician counterparts. According to George Mason University’s “Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition 2017” report, 8 of the 15 fiscally strongest states have legislative term limits. When one considers that only 15 out of 50 states have legislative term limits,

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Term Limits, Career Politicians, and the Octogenarian Caucus

Yesterday was a special day. U.S. Representative Nita Lowey of New York turned 80, and we would like to extend her our best wishes. As she ascends to the fabled Octogenarian Caucus, I thought it appropriate to take a look at the eldest members of Congress. Representative Lowey joins as the eleventh octogenarian currently serving

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Congressman: Pay me MORE because $174K ain’t “decent quality of life”

The job description for a good congressman should be as follows: “change Washington before it changes you!” Even for politicians who try to do the right thing, the corrupting influence of power in D.C. is overwhelming. Members of Congress who don’t abuse their offices still grow detached and tone-deaf over the years. Congressman Jason Chaffetz

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