By The Statehouse File
On Monday, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 21, which would notify Congress that Indiana seeks to participate in an amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The effort, led by Sen. Andy Zay, R-Pierceton, and spearheaded by the nonpartisan nonprofit U.S. Term Limits passed with 31 yeas to 18 nays. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith formerly served as the organization’s state chair.
“The people of Indiana are lucky to have public servants who see what is going on in D.C. and are willing to take action to fix it,” said U.S. Term Limits President Philip Blumel. “They know that Congress won’t set term limits on itself. Therefore, it is the obligation of the states to do so.”
SJR 21 now heads to the Indiana House. Should it ultimately pass, Indiana will join other states in the call to convene the states for the exclusive purpose of proposing term limits on the U.S. Congress. Once 34 state legislatures pass similar resolutions on the topic and approve the term limits amendment, it must be ratified by 38 states to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
Yes, if a member of Congress is doing what he was elected to do, it is imperative to remove him for the simple reason of “term limits”. This is why employers always fire their employees who are doing a good job.
Kudos to Micha Beckwith & others!!