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Term limits, budget balance — Republicans now have no excuses

Nov 15, 2016, 4:38 PM

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So, there are no excuses now with this new opportunity for Republicans. We have the control. It is now time to get things done. And 19 states now have some form of Republican control. And only 5 states have Democratic control.

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We could finally have term limits and change the country in a fundamental way. We are close to being able to run Constitutional Amendments unopposed. But who has Trump already started to surround himself with – outsiders? Everyone around him is an insider.

We have the opportunity right now to start on the path of a balanced budget amendment. We could enforce term limits, because the founders wanted a citizen’s legislature, not one that provided a lifetime career. We could put in place the “fair tax.” We’re so close to being able to put these things in place.

We need to be consistent and we need to be hard on the Republicans in charge and hold them to the things that they promised us.

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Term limits, budget balance — Republicans now have no excuses