Arkansas State House Rep. Jack Ladyman (District 32) has signed on as the House sponsor of House Joint Resolution 1004 (HJR1004). This resolution would have Arkansas join other states in calling for a convention for proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
According to the latest nationwide poll on term limits conducted by Pew Research, term limits enjoy wide bipartisan support. Pew’s analysis states, “An overwhelming majority of adults (87%) favor limiting the number of terms that members of Congress are allowed to serve. This includes a majority 56% who strongly favor this proposal, just 12% are opposed.”
Many state legislators have committed their support by signing a pledge to co-sponsor this legislation. The effort is being spearheaded by the nonpartisan, nonprofit, U.S. Term Limits (USTL).
U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel commended Representative Ladyman for putting forth the legislation. Blumel said, “The people of Arkansas are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it. They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to do so.”
Upon passage of HJR1004, Arkansas will join other states to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that will limit the number of terms a person may be elected to the House of Representatives and Senate. Article V requires two-thirds (34) of the state legislatures to pass similar resolutions to force Congress to call the convention and if passed, the amendment will need to be ratified by three-fourths (38) of the states to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
