Opposition of North Dakota campaign to impose term limits on lawmakers lacks funds
foxnews.comA campaign over whether to impose term limits on North Dakota lawmakers and the governor is a mismatch so far — at least financially.
U.S.Term Limits, a Washington, D.C.-based group, has contributed more than $810,000 in the past two years to get the ballot proposal before voters, while lawmakers and opponents complain they can't keep up with out-of-state interests. "We have no money," said Bismarck Republican Rep.
Mike Nathe, who is leading a loosely organized group of GOP lawmakers and others who oppose the measure.They call it an "attack" on voters’ rights to choose the candidate they want, and argue that it diminishes institutional knowledge and shifts power to lobbyists, agencies and the governor.
Supporters say term limits bring in new blood and increase voter participation. Many Democratic and Republican lawmakers have spoken out against the measure.
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