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by Philip Blumel Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised libertarian presidential candidates Governor Gary Johnson and Governor Bill Weld for pledging, if elected, to support a constitutional amendment for term limits on members of Congress. With Sens. Ted Cruz and
by Stacey Selleck, US Term Limits Congress is out of control! And I’m not talking about passing too many or too few laws. Heck, I just want them to focus on the job we are paying them to do instead of on their own personal wealth. Is that too much to ask? Unless you live
By Paul Jacob | May 18, 2016 | The following originally appeared on Paul Jacob’s Common Sense How does that old, pithy anti-term limits slogan go, again? “We already have term limits, they’re called indictments! ” Wait . . . is that it? Must be. This election year — the year of the outsider, the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
