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Why I Support Term Limits by Geraldine Thompson

I’m Geraldine Thompson, a Florida State Senator running for the United States Congress from Florida’s 10th Congressional District. I have long been a proponent of fairness in our elections. Whether it is fighting for ballot access, fair districts, campaign finance reform, or term limits for elected officials, I am a fighter for fundamental reforms to

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“CONvention CONspiracy” losing its fearful power

By Philip Blumel In the animated movie Monsters Inc., the eponymous company was falling on hard times as it had become ever harder to terrify human children in a modern society. Yet, fear — an energy source — was how the firm generated its profits. The opponents of the Term Limits Convention are running into

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Congress Spends More Time Dialing for Dollars Than on Legislative Work

by Stacey Selleck, US Term Limits Fundraising a Top Priority Mandate to D.C. Politicians Have you gotten a call from your political party asking for money lately? Fundraising is big business in Washington, D.C. So big, in fact, that your newly elected Congressional representative is expected to spend half of his or her working hours

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U.S. Term Limits Releases Article V Education Video

U.S. Term Limits unveiled a quirky Article V convention education video making the case for retiring political dinosaurs from “Planet Congress”. The fast-paced video offers a two-and-a-half minute primer on Article V of the Constitution and how it can be used to pass an amendment limiting the number of terms members can spend in the

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How Term Limits Fight Big Money in Politics

A policy snapshot by U.S. Term Limits Intro According to a 2015 New York Times/CBS Poll, 84 percent of Americans believe money has too much influence on campaigns. Since fundraising is most unequal when an incumbent defends his seat, any reform that fights incumbency can make the money situation more equal. Term limits is that

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Incumbent Upon Heaven

By Paul Jacob Many who pledged to limit their terms in Congress have gotten elected and, then . . . actually kept their word. Yet, with the temptations of power, combined with the acute narcissism of politicians, not a few have flung their honor aside to break their promise. Four years ago, Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne

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Congressmen Advocate Term Limits on House Floor

by Nick Tomboulides Congressional term limits were front and center this week in Washington. Representatives Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Rod Blum (R-IA) took to the House Floor to advocate boldly for term limits on Congress. DeSantis and Blum are both signers of the U.S. Term Limits Pledge, which calls for an amendment of three terms (six

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Ex-Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Says Congress NEEDS Term Limits

by Nick Tomboulides In an exclusive U.S. Term Limits video, the man once dubbed “America’s most notorious lobbyist” says Congress will never be fixed without term limits. There might not be anyone in America who understands Congress better than Jack Abramoff. Abramoff spent decades rising in Republican ranks to become one of D.C.’s biggest lobbyists,

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The Supreme Court and Term Limits

by Nick Tomboulides The Supreme Court is back in the spotlight, as the nation debates how to fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia. This somber occasion got us reflecting on the time we went before the Supreme Court, to advocate on the people’s behalf for congressional term limits. The year was 1995, and

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Huge VICTORY for Term Limits!

By: Phil Blumel YOU HELPED MAKE HISTORY! Thanks to your hard work and support, Florida is officially the first state in America to call for the Term Limits Convention. The Florida Senate passed HM 417 today by a unanimous voice vote, and in doing so sent a powerful message to the Washington elite: “Enough is Enough!”

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