USTL Blog Articles

Myth-Busting 101: “Congress Will Never Vote to Term Limit Itself”

by Nick Tomboulides “How can you expect Congress to vote for term limits on itself? That’ll never happen!” But it already has. In 1995, the House of Representatives voted 227-204 in favor of a constitutional amendment limiting its own terms and those of U.S. Senators. The bill didn’t pass because, while it received a pure majority,

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Term Limits Apply to Socialists,Too

We don’t see a lot of pro-term-limits writing in our major, “corporate” media outlets — but a New York magazine account of the ouster of Bolivian President Evo Morales is a welcome exception. “The disgraceful and chaotic manner in which the once-beloved Morales is leaving office is an object lesson in why presidential term limits are important,” writes Jonah

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MI Voters Believe Anti-Term Limit Effort is Self-Serving: Poll

According to a new poll conducted by Pulse Research, and commissioned by U.S. Term Limits (USTL), a supermajority of Michigan voters supports keeping the state’s current 6 and 8-year term limits, while believing legislators’ new attacks on the law are coming from self-serving motives. The poll, which was conducted from October 29-30, found that 69

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Sen. Rand Paul Signs U.S. Term Limits Pledge

For immediate release November 6, 2019 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 stillman@termlimits.com U.S. Term Limits Praises Senator Rand Paul (KY) for Signing Pledge Frankfort, KY – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for members of Congress praises Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky for

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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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