USTL Blog Articles

Mad as Hell in Illinois

by Stacey Selleck People in Illinois are so fed up with the state government, they are leaving in droves. According to a 2018 Illinois Issues Survey from the Center for State Policy and Leadership in Illinois, 53% of those surveyed considered relocating elsewhere. The number one reason: government dysfunction. One citizen, Jim Coxworth, is mad as hell

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Term Limits for Truman

By Austin Sekel 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

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Senator Chuck Grassley Turns 85 This Week

Chuck Grassley, senior senator from Iowa, turns 85 today, September 17th. Happy birthday, Chuck. Senator Grassley has had a long, very  long and rewarding career as a  politician and has served the public  tirelessly as a poster child for term  limits. Grassley was born in 1933 in New  Hartford, Iowa and graduated college in 1956 from

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KY6 Race Tied; Voters Love Term Limits: New Poll

For immediate release September 24th, 2018 Contact: Stacey Selleck Email: SSelleck@termlimits.org Phone: (202) 261-3532 KY6 Race Tied; Voters Love Term Limits: New Poll Today a new poll was released showing Congressman Andy Barr and Amy McGrath in a dead heat, 47%-47%, in the race for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district. The poll, commissioned by U.S. Term

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

By Austin Sekel. 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

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The Forgotten Framer and Originator of the Article V Limited Convention

The Forgotten Framer and Originator of the Article V Limited Convention Ken Quinn, Northern Regional Director with U.S. Term Limits If you like a good mystery and enjoy learning about the framing of the U.S. Constitution, then go grab yourself a fresh cup of coffee and settle in for a fascinating story. I stumbled upon

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Why do we always elect politicians we hate?

by Stacey Selleck Now that the 2018 midterms are upon us, I wanted to do a little analysis of election results. Oftentimes, supporters tell us, “We have term limits. They’re called elections.” But are elections and term limits really the same thing? You hear the term “incumbent advantage” but what does that really mean? The

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Florida is booming. Will term limits haters admit defeat?

by Nicolas Tomboulides, Executive Director, U.S. Term Limits Florida has more term limits on public officials than any other state. To no one’s surprise, Florida’s political class — consisting of politicians, lobbyists and bureaucrats — has never liked the idea. For years they’ve grumbled and groused, blaming rotation-in-office for any small imperfection that might arise.

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Matt Caldwell is a Term Limits Champion. Where do Troutman and Grimsley stand?

Matt Caldwell is a Term Limits Champion. Where do Troutman and Grimsley stand? In July, U.S. Term Limits named State Rep Matt Caldwell our 2018 Champion of Term Limits in Florida. During his time in the Florida House, Caldwell has always stood strong for Florida’s term limits while leading the fight to bring citizen leaders

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