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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
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
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
Given the performance of Congress so far this year – and the past several years, for that matter – now is a good time to talk about term limits for the U.S. House and Senate. Let’s face it: From the annual failure to approve a real budget to the recent healthcare legislation debacle, it has
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
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
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
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,
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
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
