USTL - Congressional Term Limits Constitutional Amendment Praised

U.S. Term Limits commends Senator DeMint for sponsoring

April 15, 2011, Fairfax, VA—U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel praised Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) and 10 Senate Republican cosponsors for introducing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would set term limits on members of Congress.

The Constitutional Amendment would allow members of the House of Representatives to serve a maximum of three terms of two years, and Senators would be limited to two terms of six years each.

"The waves of change that have hit Washington, DC over the past couple of election cycles would be meaningful if those who lead Congress and its committees weren't standard political insiders with little connection remaining to those who they were elected to serve.  Today, Senator DeMint and 10 Senate Republicans have taken a bold step to change the culture of corruption and entitlement in our nation's capitol."

78 percent of Americans support congressional term limits according to a September 2010 FoxNews Public Opinion Dynamics poll of registered voters.  Enjoying overwhelming bi-partisan support, 74 percent of Democrats polled favored term limits with 84 percent of Republicans indicating support. 

The poll showed that support has jumped by 8 percent from the last nationwide poll conducted by the same firm in March 2009 poll registered that 70 percent of Americans supported congressional term limits.

"The myth that professional legislators are needed to deal with the complexity of government today is exposed by the $14.3 trillion national debt hole that has been created by the very professional politicians who make this argument.  We can no longer afford career politicians who defer tough decisions to commissions and other non-elected bodies.  Limiting terms will allow citizen legislators to come to Washington, DC, fix the problems and then go home to resume their lives, instead of becoming encamped in the cloistered world inside the DC Beltway," Blumel concluded.

Passage of the Constitutional Amendment requires a two-thirds vote of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives followed by passage in 37 states.  It is anticipated that a companion bill will be introduced in the House of Representatives.

CHQ - Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Alaska Mafia' and Living Off the Public Dole Noticed

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A stupid statement: Obama 08 campaign manager says if GOP doesn't win House, Senate, all major Gov races they have had colossal failure#tcot

Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Alaska Mafia' and living off the public dole
Washington Examiner - Timothy Carney exposes the reasons why certain Big Government, pork-loving Alaskans, and a cadre of mostly former staffers for Murkowski and other Alaska lawmakers were so distraught over Sen. Lisa Murkowski's loss in the GOP primary, and why powerful K Street lobbying interests are behind her write-in bid against Republican Joe Miller. 

Arizona's conservative Ruth McClung is taking off like a rocket in a heavily Democratic district
American Spectator (blog) - A few weeks ago, Michelle Malkin profiled the promising young conservative Ruth McClung , running in Arizona's 7th district against ultra-liberal Democrat Rep. Raul Grijalva (lifetime ACU rating 2.86%). Robert Stacy McCain follows up on the story, reporting that McClung (who is a physicist) is shooting up "like a rocket" in the polls, with several showing her tied or slightly in the lead over the radical, liberal open-borders favoring Grijalva.

Will 2010 offer the most conservative electorate in decades? -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli steals the show at Virginia Tea Party Convention -- Roanoke Times

New York's Joe DioGuardi says he's the "loudmouth Republican" that could win Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat -- Daily Caller

Most recent Gallup analysis of likely voters predicts historic wave of conservatives -- Gallup Poll

Four previously unknown candidates in particular -- Ryan Frazier, Jeff Perry, Austin Scott, or Randy Demmer -- could make a big difference for GOP in midterms -- Washington Post

Even political prognosticator Charlie Cook is considering bending the rules to forecast more doom for the Democrats -- RedState.com

Rep. Mike Pence: Odds favor Supreme Court striking down Obamacare -- The Hill (blog)

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich still knows how to rhetorically rile 'em up -- Politico

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U.S. Senator Tom Coburn first to sign U.S. Term Limits pledge

October 4th, Fairfax, VA—U.S. Term Limits announced today that U.S. Senator Tom Coburn was the first member of Congress to sign a pledge to support an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which, if passed, would limit House members to three consecutive two year terms in office and Senators to two consecutive six year terms.

Philip Blumel, President of U.S. Term Limits praised Coburn's leadership stating, "Senator Coburn has consistently demonstrated that he remains firmly in touch as a citizen legislator, and his early commitment to limiting congressional terms is the first step in the long process of amending the Constitution."

Coburn is a sponsor of the Constitutional amendment in the Senate.  Passage of a constitutional amendment requires a two thirds majority in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, as well as ratification by three fourths of the states.

Supporters believe that Congressional passage is the toughest hurdle for the amendment, as term limits have proven to be very popular at the state level with 36 states currently having some form of term limits in place.  This state level strength is likely to help the term limits constitutional amendment overcome the ratification hurdle which has been the traditional graveyard for many other amendments.

When passed, the proposed Constitutional amendment would start the term limit clock with every person, incumbent or not, being treated as if he or she were running for the first time.

The pledges were sent to every major party candidate for Congress nationwide, and the text of the pledge is available at http://www.ustermlimitsamendment.org .

A recent FOX News poll showed that American voters favor term limits for Congress by a staggering 78 percent – 16 percent with overwhelming support from both Democratic and Republican voters.

Blumel anticipates that term limits will become the law of the land sooner than later concluding, "While the process seems difficult, Americans are demanding a Constitutional check on the institutional power of lifetime legislators, and a return to a citizen legislature. 

This constitutional amendment's time has come, and we will be working hard to see that it gets a fair hearing in the upcoming Congress.

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U.S Term Limits is a non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization that works to promote term limits at all levels of government. For more information or to arrange an interview, please call Ray Wotring at 703-383-0907. U.S. Term Limits is a nonprofit501 (c) (4). It is located at 9900 Main Street, Suite 303 Fairfax, VA 22031 info@ustl.org



Horn For Congress - Thank You for Your Support, More Work To Do

My Dear Friends,

I am writing to express my  profound gratitude to every one of you for your friendship and hard work. I also want to thank everyone who supported my  campaign through time, money, and prayers.  I am forever grateful for your willingness and courage to stand with me throughout this race.  The  love and friendships gained on the campaign trail will never be forgotten.

This campaign has always been about earning the trust of the people of New Hampshire and I believe we have done that.  We did a good thing for the right reasons. We made our voices heard loud & clear and we will not give up the fight to make a Congress that serves the people as our Founding Fathers intended.  

The fight is not over.  We must reform Congress and make a constitutional government that works in service of the people. We must stop the spending, allow jobs to grow, eliminate earmarks, pass a Balanced budget Amendment and TermLimits.  These continue to be worthy goals and we will not give up on  them.

I will stay in touch with you as we move ahead, and I ask that you do the same.  We must continue to stand together and make sure that the voice of the people is heard loud and clear -- all the way from New Hampshire to Washington DC!

Again, my deepest thanks to every one of you.  May God bless you and your families as we all move forward together.

Best Wishes Always,

Jennifer

NRN - Must Reads for September 9, 2010

Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson's quote of the day in reference to mandatory retirement savings accounts: "This legislation will force Americans into a government-mandated, 'one size fits all' retirement account. This will disproportionately impact younger and lower-income workers, who will now have less ability to save for new home purchases or pay off college expenses and debt, all of which occurs earlier in a worker's career."

Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely:

• Term Limits: Treating the D.C. disease
• The effects of Recovery Summer and Stimulus on Washington
• Obama added more to the national debt than all presidents from Washington to Reagan combined…
• Castro admits Communism doesn't work
• The gang that couldn't shoot straight
• Sinking with Obama, Dems plan political triage
• The outlook dims for Dems
• SEIU starts fake strike at George Mason University
• Will the Tea Party crash the Senate?
• Boehner calls for 2 year freeze on tax rates

Read more at NetRightDaily.com.