U.S. Term Limits Praises Senator DeMint effort to bring term limits to Senate floor

Feb. 1, 2012, Fairfax, VA—U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is moving to attach a "Sense of the Senate" amendment to gauge support for term limits with a vote possible in the next two days.

Commenting on the DeMint effort, U.S. Term Limits President Phil Blumel said, "Senator DeMint is taking an important first step toward moving the term limits issue to center stage in the congressional debate.  At a time when Congress is suffering from near single digit approval ratings, the time has never been more right to pass a term limits constitutional amendment."

The amendment is being offered to the STOCK legislation, which is designed to deal with recent scandals involving Members of Congress using insider information.

Blumel found it significant that DeMint and Vitter are seeking to get a vote on the concept of term limits on legislation attempting to rein in congressional corruption saying, "The heart of corruption in Congress is the sense of entitlement that individual members feel.  Passing a Constitutional Amendment limiting Senators to two terms in office and Members of the House of

Representatives to three terms would cut through the corrupt culture that permeates Washington, D.C."

DeMint is the author of a Constitutional Amendment (SJR 11) to limit congressional terms which has ten co-sponsors.

The "Sense of the Senate" amendment may be voted upon as early as today.

CHQ - Real Conservative Leadership: Sen. Jim DeMint Wants 'Big Showdown' with Democrats Over Debt Ceiling

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Real Conservative Leadership: Sen. Jim DeMint Wants 'Big Showdown' with Democrats Over Debt Ceiling
The Hill -- Sen. Jim DeMint isn't waiting to force Congress to live within its budgetary means, calling for a showdown this Spring over the issue of raising the debt ceiling. DeMint will certainly face a wave of opposition, even from leaders of his own party, but his bold action will call attention to the urgent need to get government spending under control.

Human Events Names Sen. Jim DeMint Conservative of the Year -- Human Events

Richard Viguerie:  Conservative Strength To Snowball in 2011
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South Dakota's Kristi Noem Speaks on Term Limits, Tea Party, Palin, and Family
Sioux City Journal - One of many bright new conservative faces in Congress will be South Dakota's Kristi Noem, who was chosen by her peers to represent the GOP freshman class at the leadership table. Noem is serious about the work before her, and her Midwestern conservative values will offer a refreshing new perspective to a House that desperately needs it.

"Tea Party" Activists Keep Watch on Congress' New Class -- Los Angeles Times

Five Things You Need to Know About the RNC Chairman's Race - The Atlantic

RNC Sees Deep Red for 2012 Budget -- Washington Times

The GOP Freshmen Storming Washington are Scaring All the Right People -- American Spectator

Whether or not to Increase the Debt Ceiling Will be a Major Test for GOP -- Politico

Michigan Conservative Saul Anuzis Steps Up to Battle Michael Steele for RNC Chairmanship -- Daily Caller

Bitter Rep. Bob Inglis Bashes Conservatives on the Way Out -- The Hill

North Carolina Conservatives Aren't Happy with Burr's Vote on DADT -- Charlotte Observer

New Hampshire's New Landscape Could Mean Trouble for RINOs in 2012 -- Hot Air

Who is the Real Ron Paul? (Interview) -- National Review Online

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CHQ - Viguerie: DeMint gives GOP incumbents a pass, but other conservatives won’t

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Viguerie:  DeMint gives GOP incumbents a pass, but other conservatives won't
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Viguerie:  Why Sarah Palin Should Run
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Mark Tapscott: Washington is why the economy is not growing
Washington Examiner - Tapscott writes what is obvious to everyone except those in Washington, or those who rely on Washington.

Why Mike Pence could steal Sarah Palin's thunder in 2012
Politics Daily - Matt Lewis blogs on the growing popularity of Congressman Pence in conservative circles, arguing he could rival Governor Palin if he decides to run in 2012.

Sarah Palin's charisma scares liberals and the GOP establishment to death -- American Thinker

Conservative Constitutionalism called vague, arrogant by liberals - The New American

Some in the House Tea Party Caucus guilty of earmarking -- Hotline

Next RNC Chair could be a TEA drinking female -- Big Government

Even Newt Gingrich thinks it's time for Michael Steele to go -- Politico

David Brooks and Rep. Paul Ryan debate proper role of government; Ryan wins - Daily Caller

Joe Miller's fight against the corrupt Alaska GOP - World Net Daily  

George W. Bush's attempt to resuscitate his legacy isn't working -- American Spectator (blog)

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CHQ - Sen. DeMint Wins CHQ's 2012 Presidential Straw Poll for November

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Sen. DeMint Wins CHQ's 2012 Presidential Straw Poll for November
CHQ -- In the first ConservativeHQ.com 2012 presidential straw poll, a majority of conservative activists chose Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) as their favorite Republican candidate for the 2012 race (winning 53% of the votes in the month of November).  Gov. Sarah Palin was second at 38%.

Joseph Farah:  The Republican sellout begins
World Net Daily - Farah is furious that it already looks like the GOP House leadership is starting to "compromise" with Obama. Instead of promising to ditch the disastrous and unconstitutional Obamacare law, GOP leaders are signaling that they'll keep some provisions - clearly a sellout of the conservatives who put them in power.

The blue blood aristocracy and their disregard for American freedom
Human Events - John Hayward explains that the blue bloods' inherited power -- like aristocracy - is dangerous to our freedom. Hayward says American politics has spawned several "royal families," even within the GOP, who feel naturally entitled to power.

Grover Norquist:  Sarah Palin has earned the right to run for president -- Politico
 
Any legislator who embraces earmarks is ignoring a message from the voters - American Thinker

The moral case against spreading the wealth -- To Renew America

Will we truly get a conservative alternative agenda in the House? -- Washington Post

With so many Senate Dems to defeat, DeMint says he will not target GOP incumbents in 2012 - National Review Online

Will the 2012 GOP primaries be held on FOX News? -- DickMorris.com

We told you so:  Trouble in CNN's Parker-Spitzer land -- NY Post

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CHQ - Fight for Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee splits GOP

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Fight for Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee splits GOP
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Mitt Romney is still an establishment politician and carries even more damning baggage
Pajamas Media - Tom Blumer laments the "next-in-line" nature of a Mitt Romney candidacy, arguing Romney hasn't changed at all from his establishment politics.  Blumer says that Romney won't even admit that his disastrous Romneycare law in Massachusetts has been an utter failure, so how could he be trusted to tell the truth if he manages to get the GOP nomination in 2012?

Poll: Big businesses supporting Obama agenda risk dramatic plummeting of customer approval--Wilson Research Strategies

A Republican agenda of 'real' change requires return to limited, constitutional government -- The Daily Caller

GOP ranks appear headed to a clash on vote to raise debt limit - Wall Street Journal

DeMint still has Joe Miller's back - The Daily Caller

Sarah Palin says she won't 'waste time' on another interview with Katie Couric -- The Hill

Romney's strategy:  Stay in medal contention - Real Clear Politics

Virginia GOP's switch to a primary, rather than a convention, could help George Allen in 2012 -- Politico

Two-Thirds Favor Cutting Federal Payroll by 10% -- Rasmussen Reports

Obama using executive orders to implement his radical agenda -- DickMorris.com

Rumors of Palin seeking office space in Iowa simply aren't true - National Review Online

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