The results are in. There’s an easy way to constrain political corruption. Click on over to Townhall to find out more. Then come back here for some more reading:
- US Term Limits: “State Legislative Term Limits”
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Missouri term limits debated”
States of Corruption
Illinois
- Townhall.com: “Term Limits, Now More Than Ever,” by Paul Jacob
- Chicago Tribune: “The Madigan Rules”
Massachusetts
- WBUR Radio (NPR): “Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges”
- MassLive.com: “A Tale of Three Speakers”
New Jersey
- Common Sense: “Arresting New Jersey”
- NJ.com: “Massive N.J. corruption sting targets mayors, legislators, rabbis”
- NJspotlight.com: “A Rogues Gallery of the 15 Most Corrupt Politicians in NJ History”
New York
- USA Today: “Top N.Y. lawmaker arrested on corruption charges”
- Politico: “Congratulations, New York, You’re #1 in Corruption”
- New York Times: “For New York Legislators, Indictments Are No Obstacle to Seeking Re-election”
- New York Times: “The Many Faces of State Political Scandals”
Pennsylvania
- Newsworks.org: “Are term limits good ideas for Pa. elected officials?”
- PennLive editorial: “With arrest, it will take years to untangle Stephen Reed’s legacy”