The Presidency has had 8-year Term Limits since 1951 and this Reform has worked well. But Congress conveniently Omitted themselves when they Wrote the 22nd Amendment.
Now 82% of Americans are Demanding Congressional Term Limits, which can only be Proposed by either a Two-Thirds Vote of Congress or a Term Limits Convention.
While the President has No Official Role in that Process, he or she wields a Powerful Pulpit which can be used to Force Congress or the States to do the right thing.
Term Limits (USTL) are much more likely to Pass if they have a Champion Residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
More than 500 people are Running for President in 2020. While we don’t have the Time to Discuss all of them, we'll Focus on the 20 or so Candidates with the most Name Recognition, Well-Funded Campaigns and best Chances of Winning.
Contact the Candidates who haven’t weighed in yet and Ask where they Stand.
Pressure those who Oppose it to consider Changing their Position. It is very important that we have a President, regardless of Party, who is a Vocal Champion of this Term Limits Effort.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
President Donald Trump – SUPPORTS. President Trump is a Term Limits Supporter, having first come out for the idea in October 2016. Trump specifically endorsed the U.S. Term Limits (USTL) Amendment of Three House Terms, and Two Senate Terms. Since becoming President, Trump hasn’t discussed the topic very often. Apart from convening a Single Meeting on Term Limits in April 2018 and Sending a Supportive Tweet about it, Trump hasn’t been Proactive.
Governor William Weld – SUPPORTS. Weld, the Former Two-Term Massachusetts Governor, is running a long shot bid to unseat Trump in the GOP Primary. He has a Long Track Record of Supporting Term Limits, having Chaired the U.S. Term Limits Advisory Council in the 1990s. Weld also Endorses the USTL Amendment for Three House Terms and Two Senate Terms.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Senator Michael Bennett – OPPOSES. During Bennett’s 10 years as a U.S. Senator from Colorado, he has Never Sponsored a Single Bill for
Term limits on Congress.
Former Vice President Joe Biden – OPPOSES. Biden spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate and has Always Opposed Term Limits. In 1996, he put his Opposition on the Record by Voting against a Bill, Sponsored by Sen. Fred Thompson (R), which would have moved Term Limits forward.
Mayor Bill Di Blasio – SUPPORTS. New York Mayor Bill Di Blasio was at One Time a Term Limits Hero. He Opposed Michael Bloomberg’s Power grab for a Third Term and later helped the City Restore its 8-year, Two-Term Limit.
Senator Cory Booker – SUPPORTS. Booker said at a Town Hall in April that, while he does Support Term Limits, it would Not be one of his priorities if Elected.
Governor Steve Bullock – OPPOSES. Bullock, the current Governor of Montana, told USTL Executive Director Nick Tomboulides in February that he Opposes Term Limits and has Zero Interest in pursuing the Issue.
Secretary Julian Castro – SUPPORTS. Castro, who Served as President Obama’s HUD Secretary and previously Mayor of San Antonio, said at a May Town Hall that he Supports Congressional Term Limits provided they aren’t made too Short. As Mayor, Castro had to abide by a Four-year Term Limit, so that might be his Frame of Reference for “too short.’
Congressman John Delaney – SUPPORTS. Delaney has consistently voiced Support for Term Limits in both the House and Senate, although he recently Removed the Issue from the Platform Section of his Campaign Website.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard – UNDECIDED. Gabbard, the lone Member of the U.S. House from Hawaii, said at a Town Hall in Manchester, NH, that she is Undecided on Term Limits but used Opposition Only Arguments in her Discourse.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand – SUPPORTS. Gillibrand said at a May Town Hall that she Supports Congressional Term Limits to help Stop Corruption and get Money Out of Politics.
Governor John Hickenlooper – SUPPORTS. At a Town Hall Event in May, Hickenlooper, the Former Governor of Colorado, said Term Limits are a “good idea” and Admitted he wouldn’t have made it in Politics without Term Limits. Hickenlooper then went further and Endorsed the Idea of a Term Limits Convention.
Congressman Seth Moulton – SUPPORTS. In a Televised Candidate Forum in May, Moulton Endorsed Term Limits, saying the System would work a lot better if Members focused on doing what is Right as Opposed to what will get them Re-Elected.
Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke – SUPPORTS. Since entering Politics, Beto has always made Term Limits a Major Piece of his Platform. He is the Only Presidential Candidate to have Signed the USTL Pledge while in Congress and in 2017, along with then-GOP Congressman Rod Blum, Co-Founded the Congressional Term Limits Caucus.
Congressman Tim Ryan – OPPOSES. Ryan has spent 16 years in Congress and Not once Sponsored a Bill for Term Limits on Congress.
Senator Bernie Sanders – OPPOSES. Since First Running for U.S. Senate in 1972, it has been all Politics for Sanders. He has Run for Office 23 Times and held various Offices for 36 of the last 38 years. Sanders consistently Opposes Term Limits, even going so far as to call the Issue “undemocratic.”
Congressman Eric Swalwell – OPPOSES. Back in January, Swalwell told CNN Reporter Poppy Harlow “the best term limit is to have public financing of campaigns and independent redistricting,” a Textbook Punting of the question.
Senator Elizabeth Warren – OPPOSES. In March, Warren was asked about Term Limits by USTL Regional Director Ken Quinn at a Town Hall Event in Conway, NH. She told Ken she is Opposed because Term Limits “make Congress more dependent on lobbyists.”
Andrew Yang – SUPPORTS. Yang, a Venture Capital Entrepreneur, has tweeted his Support for Congressional Term Limits on Numerous Occasions, citing Research which shows that Holding onto Power for Too Long can cause Brain Damage.
Marianne Williamson – OPPOSES. In a May 2019 town hall meeting, Williamson – a New York Times bestselling author – told Ken Quinn she is not interested in pursuing term limits.
LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE
Adam Kokesh – SUPPORTS. Asked his position on term limits, Kokesh responded, “One of the most critical elements of leadership in any circumstance is flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and shifts in people’s needs. In the private sector, if customers withdraw support, leadership changes immediately. The fact that governments deny this adaptability reveals their core corruption and term limits would be a good first step to ensuring all leadership is subject to the same immediate accountability.”
No Public Position on Congressional Term Limits:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Kamala Harris, Governor Jay Inslee, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Mayor Wayne Messam,
CLICK HERE to View some of the Candidate Positions on the U.S. Term Limits YouTube Channel.
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