Florida Governor Ron DeSantis laid out a path towards mandating term limits, which could sidestep swamp creatures in Washington who prioritize lining their own pockets over serving the American people. The flurry of social media posts began when the popular Republican governor responded to a poll that revealed the majority of Americans were dissatisfied with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Laying out his case, DeSantis blasted Schumer for using “the advantages of incumbency to entrench himself in office for decades.” Reacting to criticism from a social media user, he pointed to a part of the Constitution that would leave these politicians without a way to fight back.
In any case, the Florida Republican reacted to the poll by blasting Schumer. “Chuck Schumer is a great advertisement for term-limited members of Congress. He’s wielded the advantages of incumbency to entrench himself in office for decades,” he stated.
Reacting, a cynical conservative noted the difficulties with convincing Congress to go along with the scheme, saying, “Like Congress is going to vote themselves term limits. That proposal has been being proposed for 50 years and has never been accepted by Congress because they’re NOT going to let themselves. They’ll do it to presidents but not to themselves.”
Firing back with a novel strategy to drain the swamp, DeSantis noted, “Please allow me to introduce you to Article V of the US Constitution, which provides a pathway for states to enact a term limits amendment by going around Congress…”
Making his suggestion more explicit, the Florida Governor’s office issued a press release. “Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was invited by the U.S. Term Limits organization to travel and meet with legislative members of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate to encourage the passage of a resolution calling for term limits on members of Congress,” the document read.
Adding more context, the announcement explained, “Florida passed House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 693 calling for a U.S. Term Limits convention under the tenure of Speaker Paul Renner during the 2024 Legislative Session. Florida is also among a group of twelve states that have passed resolutions through both chambers of its state legislature to make such an application for a convention.”
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Explaining his reasoning, Governor Ron DeSantis said, “D.C. will never fix itself. Term limits will change the incentives for members of Congress from focusing on reelection to focusing on tangible accomplishments.”
Describing the next steps for this resolution, the document revealed, “The U.S. Constitution provides state legislatures with the authority to propose amendments without the approval of Congress. To call the U.S. Term Limits Convention, it would require two-thirds of the 50 states to pass similar resolutions.”
Wrapping up, the document tied this resolution to DeSantis’ values, “The Governor’s efforts to work with other states to call for U.S. term limits is an important function of the role of states in demanding accountability from Washington, D.C. Today’s advocacy builds upon his longstanding record of calling for much-needed constitutional reforms.”