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The Age of Octogenarians

The Age of Octogenarians by Paul Jacob As someone who fervently hopes to some day reach the age of 88 — and still actively contribute — I have only heartfelt well-wishes for Chuck Grassley, the senior U.S. Senator from Iowa. Grassley celebrated his birthday earlier this month. Then, last week, after 59 consecutive years in

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Senatorial Senility

Senatorial Senility by Paul Jacob “We have the oldest Senate in American history,” Roxanne Roberts writes in The Washington Post. Roberts rattles off the five octogenarians — Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), age 88; Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), age 87; Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), age 87; Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), age 86; and Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), age 81 —

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Want Term Limits for Congress? Here’s How We Get it Done

Want Term Limits for Congress? Here’s How We Get it Done By Nick Tomboulides When I speak with people about congressional term limits, they’ll often say “Of course. Everyone supports that! Why don’t we have it already?” The answer is simple: We don’t yet have term limits on Congress because politicians on both sides of

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North Carolina Capitol Day for Term Limits

On Wednesday, June 9th, U.S. Term Limits held a Capitol Day at the North Carolina state capitol for term limits supporters to meet with their pro-term limit legislators, thank them for their support, and indicate to others how important term limits on Congress is. A dozen grassroots activists met with Senator Sydney Batch, Senator Dean

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Congrats to Members-elect of Congress who signed the term limits pledge

Congrats to all Members-elect of Congress for being a signer of the U.S. Term Limits Pledge! As the spirited 2020 election winds down and we look toward the future, we must find a way to bring Americans together. According to a recent Pew survey, just 20% of U.S. adults say they trust leaders in Washington

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You’ve Laid the Foundation.

  By Staff. The year 2018 will go down in history as the resurgence of the term limits movement. A record-shattering 405 candidates nationwide that are running for office this cycle and will appear on the general election ballot have signed a pledge calling for congressional term limits, and another 36 candidates have signed a pledge to

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Term Limits for Truman

By Staff America’s 33rd President, Harry S. Truman, oversaw the end to the largest intercontinental war in world history and the enshrinement of one of the most vital American traditions, the 22nd Amendment, which officially established term limits for the office of President of the United States. This past Friday, October 5th 1947, is remembered

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Primary Election Overview: Incumbency is Still King, but Term Limits Supporters Multiply.

By Staff. With the conclusion of Rhode Island’s primary election this past Wednesday, and the exception of Louisiana, the 2018 congressional primary elections have come to a close. Historically and statistically noted as being more competitive than general elections, the primaries held this year have largely yielded the same results as elections past aside from

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Leaders Abroad Cling to Power

  by Staff There is nothing new under the sun, yet recently many leaders internationally have either openly ignored the idea of term limits or begun dismantling them. These strongmen believe that they – and they alone – are uniquely qualified to lead their countries for decades on end but experts to the average Joe

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Georgia Lawmaker Claims “Career Politicians Get Detached From Folks Back Home”

For immediate release March 21, 2017 Contact: James Alvarado Georgia State Director, US Term Limits Phone: (770) 376-0772 Email: jalvarado@termlimits.com Atlanta, Georgia – Politicians go to Washington, D.C., but if they stay too long they get disengaged from their constituents, says one of the sponsors of a Congressional term limits resolution in the Georgia legislature. “I think you

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