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NUT Podcast Episode 248: Rot in the Big Apple

  Philip Blumel: Rot in the big apple, yet another term limits opponent indicted on corruption charges. Hi, I’m Philip Blumel. Welcome to No Uncertain Terms, the official podcast of the term Limits Movement. This is episode number 248, published on October 7th, 2024. Stacey Selleck: Your sanctuary from Partisan Politics. Philip Blumel: Of course,

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NUT Podcast Episode 247: Corruption in McKinney

  Philip Blumel: Corruption in McKinney. Hi, I’m Philip Blumel. Welcome to No Uncertain Terms, the official podcast of the term Limits Movement. This is episode 247, published on September 23rd, 2024. Stacey Selleck: Your sanctuary from partisan politics. Philip Blumel: Sometimes when I report on politicians and their reaction to term limits, I feel

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What Bills Have Congress Passed?

It’s a well-known fact that our current national legislature is the least productive congress in decades (npr.org), but have you ever wondered what bills they’ve passed? As it turns out, increasing our debt to a seemingly infinite degree and renaming post offices are key issues in our representative’s eyes.  One of the few pieces of

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An Illusion of Wealth

How many times do you think Congress has raised the national debt ceiling? Twenty, thirty, or maybe even forty? Any one of those answers would be jarring, but the unfortunate reality is woefully execrable. Since 1960, our government has raised the debt ceiling seventy-eight times (U.S. Department of the Treasury). While this is a temporary

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The Secret to Congressional Wealth: Lobbying

As of last year, over 460 members of Congress were employed by lobbying groups (bennet.senate.gov). What’s more, half of retiring senators and a third of retiring House members register as lobbyists- for reference, this statistic was less than 5% in the 1970’s (vox.com). Were you also aware that between 2015-2023, $32.4 billion was spent on

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