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H. “Ross” Perot Addresses Term Limits

Let me do it first on a personal level. If the American people send me up to do this job, I intend to be there one term. I do not intend to spend one minute of one day thinking about re-election. And as a matter of principle — and my situation is unique, and I

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Duncan Hunter the Hunted

Duncan Hunter has become the hunted. For the last 38 years, someone named Duncan Hunter has represented North and Inland San Diego in Congress. From 1981 to 2009, it was Duncan Lee Hunter, and from 2009 to the present day, it has been his son Duncan Dwayne Hunter. Apparently, in the Hunter household politics is

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Fights for Term Limits on Congress

Let me begin by thanking all of you for attending, and thanking Senator Hirono for working with me and my staff, to convene this hearing, and bring these witnesses together. The topic before us, is one I believe of great importance, the need for term limits for members of Congress, so that we can begin

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What a Chipotle Line Teaches Michelle Obama About Leadership

Barack Obama famously advocated term limits both in the United States and across the world. But in this poignant March clip from Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the former first lady shares how fame and fortune changes one’s relationship with fellow citizens over time. Michelle Obama: What Barack and I talk about that we

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Lee Iacocca – Legendary Businessman and Term Limits Supporter

We all know that Lee Iacocca was the American automobile executive responsible for the development of the Ford Mustang while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for steering the Chrysler Corporation away from the rocks as its CEO during the 1980s. But what you might not remember is that Lee

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Beto’s Best Reform

“All too often politicians focus on their own re-election,” says Robert Francis ‘Beto’ O’Rourke, “at the expense of addressing the challenges our country faces.” A supporter of term limits during his six years in Congress, in 2018 Beto left a safe House seat to challenge U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, also a term limits backer. In

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Not a lifetime job. Bring back stricter term limits.

The OPINION of TOM STEELE  chairman of Arkansas Term Limits Ballot Question Committee. Published in THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE | June 24, 2019 A 1992 citizen-referred constitutional amendment established legislative term limits in Arkansas for the first time. Winning in 70 of the state’s 75 counties, the proposed constitutional amendment passed with 60 percent of the vote.

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USTL’s Opening Testimony During First Term Limits Hearing in 20 Years

On June 18th, Senator Ted Cruz presided over a hearing for SJR1, USTL’s term limits amendment, a resolution he sponsors. The event, entitled “Keeping Congress Accountable with Term Limits,” featured the Executive Director of U.S. Term Limits, Nicolas Tomboulides, who was called to testify in support of the amendment. Congress knows the American people support

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Dousing the Dumpster Fire

“Congress is less popular than traffic jams, root canals, and hemorrhoids,” U.S. Term Limits Executive Director Nick Tomboulides explained yesterday at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing. “You’re beating head lice,” he added, “but the lice have asked for a recount.” Mr. Tomboulides and U.S. Term Limits support Senate Joint Resolution 1, introduced by Sen. Ted

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