Another big winner on November 5th was term limits.
During the last congressional session U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) filed in their respective bodies legislation requiring Congressional term limits of three terms in the House ( six years) and two terms in the Senate (12 years).
Norman’s bill had 107 House sponsors and Cruz’s bill had 20 Senate sponsors. Now that the ballot-counting is over the House has elected 120 U.S. Term Limits pledge signers and the Senate has 23.
An even more notable indication of the power of the term-limits message is the list of political newcomers who won campaigning on the issue.
In Ohio Sen.elect Bernie Moreno defeated long-time incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown, who was for term limits before he was against it. A year in advance of running for the Senate, Moreno was appointed Ohio’s U.S. Term Limits Chairman.
Using his new position, Moreno (a former resident of Massachusetts) toured the state speaking on the importance of term limits. When he officially announced for the Senate, Moreno made it his top issue. He will now be a powerful advocate in DC for passing term limits.
Like Moreno, another U.S. Term Limits Chairman Micah Beckwith also won statewide office. Beckwith used the issue to promote his profile in Indiana and he is now the Lt. Governor-elect.
In Utah, U.S. Term Limits State Chairwoman Tina Cannon is now the first woman elected on her own statewide. This January she will be the State Auditor.
In South Dakota, the State Chairwoman Taffy Howard was elected to the State Senate.
After passing legislative term limits in North Dakota, State Chairman Jared Hendrix was elected to his state’s House of Representatives.
The term-limits issue is picking up steam. It is getting closer to becoming a reality, which will end the stranglehold of career politicians and return power to the people.
No longer will Congress be the most expensive nursing home in the country.