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Rep. Ralph Norman files resolution to term limit the U.S. Congress

Rep. Ralph Norman

From Scott Tillman
U.S. Term Limits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL) applauds U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, for sponsoring the joint resolution in the U.S. House (HJR12).

The proposed constitutional amendment limits members of the House of Representatives to three terms (6 years) and members of the Senate to two terms (12 years).

Original cosponsors in the U.S. House are Representatives Gaetz, Brooks, Massie, Joyce of Pennsylvania, Perry, Bacon, Duncan, Reschenthaler, Budd, Biggs, Zeldin, Gooden of Texas, Steube, Lesko, Schweikert, Davidson, Bishop of North Carolina, Murphy of North Carolina, and Jackson.

According to the latest nationwide poll on term limits conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, conducted in August 2019, term limits enjoys wide bipartisan support.

McLaughlin’s analysis states, Voter support for term limits is unmistakably united breaching all political, geographic and demographic divides. “Eight-in-ten voters, 79%, approve of placing term limits on members of Congress.” The report also concludes that an overwhelming majority of voters, 85%, support four 2-year terms or less.”

To date, U.S. Term Limits has secured pledges from 18 U.S. senators in the 117th Congress. Commitments were also received from 74 U.S. representatives who have pledged to cosponsor the joint resolution in the House.

This proposal is part of a multi-pronged strategy to secure term limits on Congress. Since the Supreme Court decided that term limits may only be imposed through an amendment to the Constitution (U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton in 1995), USTL is working with state legislatures to propose and amendment through a national Term Limits Convention, a power the states have through Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Term Limits is the largest grassroots term limits advocacy group in the country. We connect term limits supporters with their legislators and work to pass term limits on all elected officials, particularly on the U.S. Congress. Find out more at termlimits.org.

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Yay! NVR and John T are reading the Constitution. That's progress! I feel like I've done good for today... Now, Check out that pesky little 2nd Amendment. What does that mean to the average citizen? I'm not ready yet, to ask about using the Impeachment power as political revenge. When there is no cause.

Matthew

1/24/2021 5:54:00 PM

Matthew, both ways are possible. "Congress may submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the states, if the proposed amendment language is approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses. Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states (i.e., 34 of 50 states). Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states (i.e., 38 of 50 states)." It still does not matter. It will never happen. Congress will not support term limits.

NeverVoteRepublican

1/24/2021 12:44:00 PM

Article V of the Constitution provides two ways to propose amendments to the document. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures. As of 2021, the amendment convention process has never been used for proposing a constitutional amendment.

JohnT

1/24/2021 11:37:00 AM

NVR, Congress doesn't vote on an Amendment. When it's done by the States through the Article V provision in that little known (to some) document called the Constitution.

Matthew

1/23/2021 8:41:00 PM

This will never happen. It is a waste of time. You really think members of Congress would vote to limit their terms. Small states especially would oppose this amendment. If you want to remove Congressional members you need to vote them out.

NeverVoteRepublican

1/21/2021 3:53:00 PM

If you're happy with your Rep., you can vote for him again after a 4 year hiatus with my idea.

Matthew

1/21/2021 2:33:00 PM

Well past time. Need to limit terms of employment for staffers as well

1/21/2021 12:43:00 PM

I have always had mixed feelings about term limits, primarily because of the belief that if the constituents were unhappy with their reps job performance that they would solve the problem themselves and conversely if they were very happy, term limits would deny them the opportunity to keep their rep. That was simplistic thinking. Most people couldn’t pick their Congressman out of a police lineup and the advantages of incumbency make it such a rigged game that the reps ever have to worry about accountability to voter, only donors. And big ones at that. ••••Publisher's note: Brad, you are correct on all points. - RR

Brad Adams

1/20/2021 11:05:00 PM

I wish this was added to the Amendments. I would think 9 consecutive terms (18 years) in the House, or 3 consecutive Senate terms (18 years). The politician can run again after a 4 year hiatus from federal government, and can't be a lobbyist during that time either.

Matthew

1/20/2021 7:28:00 PM

I wholeheartedly agree on term limits and I applaud this resolution!

Brenda Storey

1/20/2021 5:10:00 PM

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