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'''U.S. Term Limits''' (USTL) is a Washington, D.C.-based [[501(c)(4)]] nonprofit founded in 1991 in part by [[Eric O'Keefe]].<ref>Guidestar, [https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1701352 U.S.Term Limits], organizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref><ref name=isth>Bruce Murphy, [https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/the-mystery-of-eric-okeefe/ "The mystery of Eric O'Keefe"], ''Isthmus'', June 12, 2014, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref><ref name=progress>Bruce Murphy, [https://progressive.org/magazine/dark-based group which describes itself money-s-front-man/ "Dark Money's Front Man"], ''Progressive'', January 22, 2016, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref> USTL "advocates for term limits at all levels of government" and has "assisted in enacting and defending term limits on state legislatures in 15 states as well as a congressional term limits in 23 states."<ref name=abt>U.S. Term Limits, [http://www.termlimits/about "grassroots movementAbout" advocating ], organizational, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref> USTL also participated in ''U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779'', a 1995 [[Supreme Court]] case, but lost 5-4, preventing congressional term limits from taking effect.<ref name=abt/> USTL advocates for the use of an Article V convention to enact a constitutional amendment requiring term limits on . If two-thirds of state legislatures pass bills applying for a convention, Congress is legally mandated to call a convention.<ref name=av>U.S. Term Limits, [https://www.termlimits.com/article-v/ Article V], organizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref> USTL has an affiliated [[501(c)(3)]] nonprofit called the U.S. Term Limits Foundation.<ref>Guidestar, [https://www.guidestar.org/profile/52-1729739 US Term Limits Foundation], organizational website, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref>==News and Controversies=====Article V Convention Attempts to Bypass Congress===USTL's Term Limits Convention project is attempting to bypass Congress by passing a congressional term limit amendment to the duration Constitution in thirty-four state legislatures.<ref name=prog>U.S. Term Limits, [https://www.termlimits.com/progress/ Progress], organizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref> USTL's website includes a "progress map" that shows which legislators can hold officestate legislatures have passed the organization's congressional term limit applications. On its website it states <ref name=prog/> ====Related Support for a Constitutional Convention====USTL founding member [[Eric O'Keefe]] is the Chairman of the Board of [[Citizens for Self-Governance]], also known as Convention of the States Foundation, another rightwing nonprofit that supports a constitutional convention.<ref name=mock>Alex Kotch, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2020/04/13568/groups-aligned-right-wing-megadonors-are-promoting-coronavirus-protests "Groups Aligned with Right-Wing Megadonors Are Promoting Coronavirus Protests"], ''PR Watch'', April 22, 2020, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref><ref name=avalec>David Armiak, [https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2020/02/25/radical-resolution-calling-constitutional-rewrite-passes-wisconsin-assembly/ "we want Radical Resolution Calling for a government Constitutional Rewrite Passes Wisconsin Assembly"], ''Exposed by CMD'', February 25, 2020.</ref> USTL endorsed the Convention of States project in 2014.<ref>Convention of States, [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/u-s-term-limits-endorses-the-convention-of -states-project-615534354.html "U. S. Term Limits Endorses the peopleConvention of States Project"], ''PR Newswire'', October 20, 2014, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref> A [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3523948-Final-Convention-Report-With-Votes.html simulated convention] by COSA in 2016 passed several items "on the rightwing's bucket list, such as easing the process to repeal federal regulations, requiring approval to increase the national debt, imposing congressional term limits, repealing the 16th Amendment's authorization for an income tax, limiting the Commerce Clause, and requiring a supermajority to impose federal taxes."<ref name=mock/> Progressive watchdog organizations have warned against a constitutional convention. ''Common Cause'' has said, "We oppose a constitutional convention because we believe there is too much legal ambiguity that leads to too great a risk that it could be hijacked by wealthy special interests pushing a radical agenda that poses a very real threat to American democracy."<ref>Common Cause, [https://www.commoncause.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dangerous-path-report-1.pdf "The Dangerous Path: Big Money's Plan to Shred the peopleConstitution"], organizational report, May 2016, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref> [[Center for Media and Democracy]] has tied instances of Wisconsin state lawmaker support for a constitutional convention to the people[[American Legislative Exchange Council]]<ref name=avalec/><ref>Richard Eskow, not [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13230/wisconsin-lawmaker-echoes-alec-call-constitutional-convention "Wisconsin Lawmaker Echoes ALEC's Call for a tyrannical ruling class who care more Constitutional Convention"], ''PR Watch'', March 22, 2017, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref> and documented funding support from the [[Koch Brothers]] to organizations pushing for Article V.<ref>Alex Kotch, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2017/03/13229/koch-brothers-bankroll-constitutional-convention "Kochs Bankroll Move to Rewrite the Constitution"], ''PR Watch'', March 23, 2017, accessed January 29, 2021.</ref> ===USTL Executive Director Advocates for Term Limits in Front of Congress in Viral 2019 Video==={{#ev:youtube|TnwGdl1YrQ8|500|center|WOW! Watch Term Limits Advocate SHRED Congress! ''U.S. Term Limits''|frame}} ===''U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779''===In 1995, the Supreme Court held that "States cannot impose additional restrictions, such as term limits, on its representatives in the federal government beyond those provided by the Constitution."<ref name=sc>Justia, [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/514/779/ "U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995)"], organizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref> The majority opinion said about deals term limits, "Such a state-imposed restriction is contrary to benefit themselvesthe 'fundamental principle of our representative democracy,' embodied in the Constitution, than their constituentsthat 'the people should choose whom they please to govern them.'"<refname=sc/> ==Core Financials=====U.S. Term Limits===<big>'''2018'''</big><ref name=USTL18>U.S. Term Limits, [httphttps://wwwassets.termlimitsdocumentcloud.org/contentdocuments/20465966/us-term-limits-inc-2018-990.asp?plpdf 2018 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, November 6, 2019</ref>*Total Revenue: $2,796,011*Total Expenses: $3,148,673*Net Assets: $362,314 <big>'''2017'''</big><ref name=USTL17>U.S. Term Limits, [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20465968/us-term-limits-2017-990.pdf 2017 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, October 23, 2018</ref>*Total Revenue: $2&contentid,907,064*Total Expenses: $2,503,247*Net Assets: $648,041 <big>'''2016'''</big><ref name=USTL16>U.S. Term Limits, [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20465969/us-term-limits-2016-990.pdf 2016 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, June 12, 2017</ref>*Total Revenue: $1,437,447*Total Expenses: $1,938,188*Net Assets: $208,032 <big>'''2015'''</big><ref name=USTL15>U.S. Term Limits, [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20465981/us-term-limits-2015-990.pdf 2015 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, August 15, 2016</ref>*Total Revenue: $1,880,426*Total Expenses: $260,060*Net Assets: $712,507<big>'''2014'''</big><ref name=USTL14>U.S. Term Limits, [https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465973-us-tem-limits-2014-990.pdf 2014 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, April 22, 2015</ref>*Total Revenue: $1,069,414*Total Expenses: $1,309,009*Net Assets: -$907,859 ===U.S. Term Limits Foundation===<big>'''2018'''</big><ref name=fnd18>U.S. Term Limits Foundation, [https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20465967/us-term-limits-foundation-2018-990.pdf 2018 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, November 11, 2019.</ref>*Total Revenue: $680,729*Total Expenses: $753,751*Net Assets: -$447,397 <big>'''2017'''</big><ref name=2 "About"fnd17>U.S. Term Limits Foundation, [https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465977-us-term-limits-foundation-2017-990.pdf 2017 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, September 10, 2018</ref>*Total Revenue: $380,214*Total Expenses: $527,312*Net Assets: -$284,226 <big>'''2016'''</big><ref name=fnd16>U.S. Term Limits Foundation, [https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465970-us-term-limits-foundation-2016-990.pdf 2016 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, August 17, 2017.</ref>*Total Revenue: $138,958*Total Expenses: $716,051*Net Assets: -$142,778 <big>'''2015'''</big><ref name=fnd15>U.S. Term Limits Foundation, [https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465984-us-term-limits-foundation-2015-990.pdf 2015 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, August 15, 2016.</ref>*Total Revenue: $543,840*Total Expenses: $198,483*Net Assets: $433,609 <big>'''2014'''</big><ref name=fnd14>U.S. Term Limits websiteFoundation, [https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20465972-us-term-limits-foundation-2014.pdf 2014 IRS Form 990], organizational tax filing, September 22, accessed March 20092015.</ref>*Total Revenue: $504,250*Total Expenses: $442,040*Net Assets: $73,252 ==Funding (USTL Foundation)==The U.S. Term Limits Foundation is not required to disclose its funders but major foundation supporters can be found through their IRS filings. Here are some known contributors:*[[Donors Capital Fund]]: [[DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund Grant Recipients|$400,000]] (2014)*[[DonorsTrust]]: [[DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund Grant Recipients|$100,000]] (2018)*[[Rodney Fund]]: $67,000 (1999-2005)*[[Schwab Charitable Gift Fund]]: $22,060 (2015-2017)*[[Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program]]: $500,000 (2016-2017)

*===Staff===As of 2021:<ref>U.S. Term Limits, [[Howard Shttps://www.termlimits. Rich]com/about/team/ Team], chairmanorganizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</ref>*Philip Blumel, President*Nick Tomboulides, Executive Director*Scott Tillman, National Field Director*Jeff Tillman, Deputy Field Director*Stacey Selleck, Digital Director*Donna Velasco, Deputy Digital Director*Jason Spraggins, Digital Specialist*Ashley Bennett, Executive Assistant*Ken Quinn, Northern Regional Director*Ken Clark, Southeast Regional Director*Ron Hooper, Western Regional Director*Rand E. Tanner, Leadership Development Director, Western Region*Aikane Belez, Western Volunteer Development Manager*Shanna Chamblee, Legislative Director*Byron Shehee, Grassroots Specialist*Ann Passino, Grassroots Specialist*Les Chamblee, Grassroots Specialist*Rachel Kessler, Indiana State Director*Aaron Dukette, Kentucky, Tennesee, and West Virginia State Director*Jim Olivi, Arizona State Director*Bridget Dandaraw-Seritt, Colorado State Director*Jim Olson, Georgia State Director*Edward R. Humphreys, Idaho State Director*Michael O'Dell, Maryland State Director*Robert "Jason" Vaillancourt, New Mexico State Director*Ian Phillips, Utah State Director*Kimberly McFarland, Tennessee State Director*Dana George, Washington State Director*Chris Keener, Oklahoma State Director*Nicole Chancellor, Oregon State Director*Duke Decter, Podcast Producer, "No Uncertain Terms"===Board of Directors===As of 2021:<ref>Howard RichU.S. Term Limits, [httphttps://blogswww.usatodaytermlimits.com/opedabout/2008board-of-directors/10Board of Directors], organizational website, accessed January 28, 2021.</americans-favorref>*[[Howard S.html "Opposing view: Americans favor term limits"Rich]], OpinionChairman of USTL*John Aglialoro, Chairman of USTL Foundation*Philip Blumel, President*Duncan Scott, ''USA Today''former New Mexico State Senator*Travis Anderson*Paul Jacob*Joseph Stilwell*Paul Farago*Tim Jacob*Steve Merican*[[Ed Crane]], former President and CEO, October 10[[Cato Institute]] ==Contact Information==Washington, 2008D.C. Office:</refbr>

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