By Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantisvia Washington Post Ted Cruz, a Republican,represents Texas in the Senate. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, represents Florida’s 6th District in the House. On Election Day, the American people made a resounding call to “drain the swamp” that is modern Washington. Yet on Capitol Hill, we seem mired in the same cycle of complacency: The game hasn’t changed, and the players remain the same. Thankfully, there’s a solution available that, while stymied by the permanent political class, enjoys broad public support: congressional term limits. During the presidential … [Read more...]
Feb 20, 2016
Ben Carson Wants Term Limits Via A Convention Of States or referendum
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By Fred Lucas Via The Blaze COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson wants to see term limits for both members of Congress and for federal judges — including Supreme Court justices. To achieve this, it would likely take a convention of the states, the retired neurosurgeon said. He told TheBlaze it is something he would continue to talk more about in his campaign. “I certainly would be very open to that and have agreed with people who want to do that and certainly would support that,” Carson told TheBlaze after a veterans town hall meeting Wednesday at the Ramada … [Read more...]
Feb 11, 2016
Florida Backs Article V Convention for Constitutional Amendment on Congressional Term Limits
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Florida Backs Article V Convention for Constitutional Amendment on Congressional Term Limits By Kevin Derby Via Sunshine State News- An effort to establish congressional term limits gained steam this week as Florida became the first state in more than two and a half decades to back a constitutional convention under Article V to solely tackle the subject of federal term limits. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate backed a memorial from State Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Jacksonville, and Florida Rep. Larry Metz, R-Groveland, supporting an Article V convention on term limits. The memorial passed by … [Read more...]
Feb 4, 2016
We are Making history- Article V Convention of States
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Federalism is the solution. Bottom up. The people need to take the country back. Congrats Tennessee! -Alexis Scroll down for the video Via Tennessean- Tennessee on Thursday became the fifth state to adopt a resolution that would call for a convention of states in hopes of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. The move comes after the House of Representatives voted 59-31 in favor of a resolution that proponents say is limited in nature. The resolution, drafted by the Convention of the States Project, seeks to do three things: “impose fiscal restraints on the … [Read more...]
Apr 9, 2014
It’s time For The Tea Party To Give Eric Cantor The Boot
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Eric Cantor and Steve LaTourette Continue To Wage War Against Conservatives By Alexis Deacon Steve LaTourette, a former GOP establishment congressman, runs two anti-TeaParty Super PACs; Defending Main Street Super PAC and Republican Main Street Partnership PAC. The former of which has spent $44,000 on mailings against Matt Lynch, a candidate endorsed by FreedomWorks. The PACs favor the big government establishment guy, congressman Dave Joyce. Defending Main Street also contributed $200,000. to big spender Rep. Mike Simpson. The donors to LaTourette's Super Pacs are primarily labor unions and … [Read more...]
Mar 6, 2014
Georgia becomes first state to pass Convention of States resolution!
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Georgia becomes first state to pass Convention of States resolution.Congratulations to Jacqueline Peterson, Cecil Staton, David Guldenschuh, Buzz Brockway and everyone else from the Georgia Convention Of States Project who worked so hard to get this accomplished!- Alexis Deacon Via Northwest Georgia News The Georgia House of Representatives joined the Georgia Senate today in passing a historic call for a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution to impose fiscal restraint upon Congress, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government and establish term … [Read more...]
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