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by James Hass Another drop in the bucket is just a drop closer to overflowing and the aspiring career politicians on my City Council would probably say the same. You’re not alone in feeling overburdened by politicians and their crony policies that never seem to deliver the desired result. All across the country citizens are
by Nick Tomboulides Republicans in Congress are making some huge, sweeping, monumental, life-altering changes to their leadership today. Or not. According to reports, 24-year career politician John Boehner is stepping down as House Speaker to make room for Rep. Paul Ryan, who is merely a 16-year career politician. For those of us who want to see
by Nick Tomboulides With assistance from U.S. Term Limits, Florida state legislators have officially filed bills calling for a Term Limits Convention, a single-subject Article V campaign to enact term limits on the U.S. Congress. The bills, House Memorial 417 and Senate Memorial 630, were filed by State Representative Larry Metz (R-Groveland) and State
by Nick Tomboulides In the 1995 case U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, the Supreme Court ruled that term limits on Congress could only come by amendment to the Constitution. But that does not mean self-interested members of Congress are required to get the amendment enacted. While initiating an amendment with Congress is one option, Article V of
by Nick Tomboulides Have you been watching the presidential primary debates? They’re a complete mess! Republicans and Democrats are further apart on the issues today than ever before. That means half of the country will oppose whomever we elect. The deep partisan divide hasn’t stopped the candidates from talking a good game. They all acknowledge
by Paul Jacob The Fourth Estate is coming undone. Obviously. But little did I know the problem was term limits. Respected journalist Tim Skubick complained last November how incredible is the strain created by “44 mostly unknown faces” coming into the Michigan Legislature, adding, “I have to get to know them.” Courage, Mr. Skubick, courage.
by USTL Comm Staff U.S. Term Limits is pleased to announce that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), a dependable advocate for term limits in the Senate, has signed the U.S. Term Limits Presidential Pledge. Paul, a Republican vying for the White House in 2016, signed the pledge after making term limits a part of his plan to
by Nick Tomboulides Try as they might, politicians just can’t seem to fool the American people. We’re onto them, and the latest Gallup survey proves it. According to Gallup, 75 percent of Americans believe corruption is widespread throughout our government. It’s a nine-point jump since 2009, when “only” 66 percent of respondents believed our officials were corrupt.
by Nick Tomboulides With the announcement that U.S. Term Limits has launched a new campaign to term limit Congress through an Article V Convention, many supporters have written us to learn more about this process. I’m hopeful that we can answer some of those questions here. First, the Term Limits Convention is not a “constitutional
Presidential candidates are talking about term limits again, and that’s a great thing. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida just became the newest 2016 contender to sign the U.S. Term Limits Presidential Pledge. In signing, Rubio commits to do all he can as president to facilitate passage of an amendment to place term limits on members of
