For immediate release
March 20, 2018
Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits
Phone: (321) 345-7455
Fifth Candidate in Maryland CD-6 U.S. House Race Commits to Term Limits
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the nonpartisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised Maryland U.S. House candidate Ted Athey for signing its congressional term limits pledge. Previously, Lisa Lloyd, Dr. Nadia Hashimi, Kurt Elsasser and Amie Hoeber committed to signing the pledge as well.
In November 2017, U.S. Term Limits had more than 50 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on the pledges saying, “This strong support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”
The U.S. Term Limits Amendment Pledge is provided to every announced candidate for federal office. It reads, “I pledge that as a member of Congress I will co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit.” The U.S. Term Limits Constitutional Amendment has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the House of Representatives by Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Blumel noted, “More than 83% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through congressional term limits. Athey, Lloyd, Hashimi, Elsasser and Hoeber know this and are willing to work to make sure we reach our goal. The people of Maryland should consider themselves lucky to have such strong support of term limits in their choices for congressional office.”
According to the latest nationwide poll on term limits conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, the issue enjoys wide bipartisan support. The poll showed that 84% of Americans support congressional term limits. McLaughlin’s analysis states, “Republicans and independents are slightly more likely than Democrats to favor term limits; nevertheless, the vast majority of all party groups agree on the issue. Further, McLaughlin finds support for a congressional term limits amendment to be broad, strong, and intense.”
Blumel concluded, “America is in trouble. Our career politicians have let the people down. It is time to limit their terms and return control of our nation to the people. It is time for a constitutional amendment limiting congressional Terms.”
The term limits amendment bills would require a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, and ratification by 38 states in order to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
View Athey’s signed pledge here.
View Hoeber’s signed pledge here.
View Lloyd’s signed pledge here.
View Hashimi’s signed pledge here.
View Elsasser’s signed pledge here.
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