Izzy Israel lost his job. He had been working in Nashville’s music industry, but the coronavirus pandemic upset those plans. In the induced depression of the pandemic lockdowns, he decided to try to make a wider impact. He went walkabout.
Or, more properly, trek.
He set out to walk from the Florida Keys across country to Cape Flattery in Washington State . . . for a cause.
The cause?
Term limits. “We have people in Congress that are making policies and laws for their entire lifetimes,” he argues. “I think that’s highly corruptible. Big money is guiding our policies. You can see it. I think it’s time for term limits and I wanted to be a part of that change.”
According to the account in Alabama’s Pike County newspaper, The Messenger (troymessenger.com), “He began his cross-nation odyssey on Dec. 22, 2020, and hiked up the Florida panhandle solo until he reached Tallahassee. While generating some publicity for his cause, he attracted the attention of the national organization, U.S. Term Limits.”
Specifically, my old colleague Jeff Tillman.
“Once I met this guy,” Jeff says of Izzy, “I was amazed at how dedicated he was.”
The Messenger goes on to relate how Tillman’s support has made Izzy’s long march for limits on politicians easier and more effective.
Izzy points out that Congress is “having a hard time” term-limiting “itself.” Thankfully, explains Jeff, the Constitution provides a path for 34 states (two thirds) to call a convention to propose an amendment, bypassing Congress.
Four states — Alabama, Florida, Missouri, West Virginia — have passed an application for the single-subject convention advocated by U.S. Term Limits. Another 15 states have passed calls for a multi-subject convention, which includes term limits.
Let’s . . . enact some Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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