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INVESTIGATION: A Majority of U.S. Senators Increase Own Personal Wealth through Policymaking

by Stacey Selleck Ever wonder why senators seem to get wealthier and wealthier once they get into office? Not only are they far more affluent than most of their constituents, they have the ability to legislate money into their own pockets through policymaking. In a September 19th article in The Guardian, according to Sludge, an

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Charles Pinckney: The Architect of Article V

By Ken Quinn As we celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on this date in 1787, I am reminded of how blessed we are as a nation to have the longest governing document among the nations of the world. The Constitution has stood the test of time because the men that framed it, allowed

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We Asked Biden About Term Limits and, of Course, He Flubbed It

By Nick Tomboulides For immediate release September 10, 2019 Contact: Stacey Selleck, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (202) 261-3532 press@termlimits.com Press play to listen to audio of Biden. In a development that will shock absolutely no one, Joe Biden just said something stupid. Biden, a career politician who spent nearly 40 years in the Senate, told USTL

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The Libertarian Case for Term Limits

REASON PODCAST Nick Tomboulides of U.S. Term Limits says the best way to shrink government is to limit how long legislators can serve. NICK GILLESPIE | 8.28.2019 1:30 PM Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) served over 59 years in the seat first held by his father for 22 years. When Dingell retired in 2014, his wife Debbie (right)

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Florida voters are right to embrace term limits

By NICK TOMBOULIDES GUEST COLUMNIST | AUG 23, 2019 | 6:00 AM reprinted from the Orlando Sentinel A group of pages sit in the Florida House of Representatives chamber. (Scott Keeler / AP) When politicians and lobbyists are whining about term limits, that can only mean one thing: the term limits are working. Just as we shouldn’t let

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A Different Conversation

“Here’s the difference between me and the other candidates,” says billionaire investor-turned-presidential aspirant Tom Steyer. “I don’t think we can fix our democracy from the inside. I don’t believe Washington politicians and big corporations will let that happen.” Of course, if this Democrat becomes president of these United States, that’s hardly the outside. “For me,” Steyer continues,

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Bipartisan Appeal

Term limits have always been popular, and the appeal has always been bipartisan. We also observe this bipartisan appeal in legislative bodies where we’ve successfully fought for term limits proposals. Examples include the votes we’ve had for resolutions calling for an Article V Term Limits Convention in state legislatures. USTL Executive Director Nick Tomboulides reminded us

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2019 First Ever “SCAMMY AWARDS” for Corrupt Politicians

On the 1 year anniversary of our “No Uncertain Terms” podcast, we decided to dedicate the show to all of you who followed the headlines, controversies, and breakthroughs of the movement via this podcast each week, and our move to take action. Thank you. But of course, we must also recognize those who inspire us

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Billionaire Tom Steyer Makes Term Limits on Congress Key Platform Issue

U.S. Term Limits is a nonpartisan organization focused solely on term limits, particularly on term limits for the U.S. Congress. While we do not endorse any candidates for any office, we do publicize when candidates sign our term limits pledge and any prominent figures who make a major endorsement of our mission to term limit

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Our Plan for the 28th Amendment to Term Limit Congress

The US Supreme Court decided that the only way to impose term limits on Congress is by an amendment to the Constitution. There are two steps to getting an amendment: proposal and ratification. ***Notice: there is no such thing as a national ballot initiative to put this to a vote of the people.*** STEP 1.

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