It is time to make U.S. term limits happen.   We have the presidential term limits – why is it we don have Congress and Senate term limits.  We have to drain the swamp because of the corruption in the government.

Friday, January 20, 2017 11:51 AM

From: U.S. Term Limits <Press@termlimits.org>r

Subject: Obama Reaches Term Limit; Trump Sworn in

Today, President Obama reached his two-term limit as set by the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. Donald Trump was then sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.

Let’s take a moment to remember the important role that term limits play in our democracy. George Washington set the standard by stepping down after two terms and the American people made it official in 1951 by amending the Constitution to require presidential term limits.

The peaceful transition of our presidency is hard to find in nations without term limits. In many countries, one person will build up so much power that he or she becomes impossible to remove from office. Once that happens, leaders behave badly and citizens start to feel like their voices don’t matter.

Presidential term limits are a success story.

Now, we should take the same step to protect ourselves from career politicians in Congress. President Trump agrees that it’s time to pass a constitutional amendment for congressional term limits. In his inaugural speech today, he said “what truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.”

Why should Congress members serve forever while the president, 36 governors and thousands of other state and local officials are term-limited?

Isn’t it time for the people to reclaim control of Congress?

Your state legislature has the power to go around Congress and help convene the Term Limits Convention. It’s the only strategy that doesn’t require members of Congress to approve term limits on their own seats!

Get involved in your state by signing the petition today.

Thank you,

Philip Blumel
President
U.S. Term Limits

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