Some Chinese Fear Xi’s Expanded Powers Violate the Social Contract
Speaking to Reuters on Thursday, analysts and Chinese citizens expressed mounting anxiety about Xi Jinping’s bid for autocratic power.
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China Publishes National Congress Rap Video, Weeks After Banning Rap from TV
The Chinese Communist Party publication People’s Daily debuted an animated rap music video on Thursday celebrating the reforms of the National People’s Congress, warning viewers in cartoon form that “we must fully and strictly implement the party discipline.”
China Creates National Anti-Corruption Agency More Powerful than Supreme Court
China’s National People’s Congress approved the creation of the “National Supervisory Commission” on Sunday, an agency that allows Communist Party leader Xi Jinping unfettered power to inspect potentially “corrupt” members of the Communist Party.
‘Not My President’: Anti-Xi Jinping Posters Pop Up in Western Universities
Posters opposing Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly began appearing this month in Western universities following China’s repeal of term limits that could have checked Xi’s power.
Duterte Says He’ll Leave Office Early: ‘I Am Old’ and ‘Really Would Like to Rest’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday that he intends to leave office before his term ends. “I will step down by 2020, I will not wait for 2022. I am old. I have no more ambition. I really would like to rest,” the 72-year-old president said.
Ecuador Imposes Term Limits for Presidents, Ending Career of Leftist Rafael Correa
Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted in favor of keeping term limits for presidents on Sunday, preventing leftist former head of government Rafael Correa from holding the top spot ever again.
Kris Kobach Enters Kansas Governor Race to End ‘Insane’ Policies like Charging American Students Three Times as Much as Illegals
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach discussed his gubernatorial campaign with SiriusXM host Matt Boyle on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily.
Gas Tax Repeal Circulates as Jerry Brown Gives China Climate Change Speech
Governor Jerry Brown jetted off to China on Friday to deliver the Under2 Coalition keynote speech in an effort further raise taxes to fight climate change — even as Repeal The Gas Tax professional petitioners began to hit California shopping centers statewide.
Peter Schweizer: Trump’s Infrastructure Bill Needs Transparency ‘So It’s Not Hijacked by the Permanent Political Class’
Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer – hailed as the “chief swamp-drainer in the media” by SiriusXM host Alex Marlow – joined Breitbart News Daily Wednesday with a progress report on President Trump’s efforts to drain the “swamp” of Washington corruption.
Texas Governor Declares Convention of States a Lege Emergency Item
“For decades, the federal government has grown out of control. It has increasingly abandoned the Constitution, stiff-armed the states and ignored its citizens,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott told legislators and those gathered for his State of the State address on Tuesday. He declared legislation supporting an Article V Convention of States to be an emergency item for the session.
Ted Cruz Introduces Constitutional Amendment on Congressional Term Limits
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) introduced a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would impose term limits on members of Congress, following up on a proposal made back in December.
Sen. David Perdue: Use Term Limits to Get Citizen Legislators Into Congress
When he ran for election in Georgia in 2014, Republican Sen. David Perdue pledged to support term limits.
CNN’s Baldwin: ‘There Already Are Term Limits’ for Members of Congress
On Tuesday’s”CNN Newsroom,” anchor Brooke Baldwin asserted that “there already are are term limits” on members of Congress. Baldwin said, “[L]et me just relay this to everyone, that apparently, from the Trump camp, there is another major announcement that Trump
New California Speaker Could Be Sacramento Strongman
New term limit rules may give the new speaker of the California Assembly much more power, as Los Angeles Democrat Anthony Rendon could conceivably serve until 2024. Rendon, 48, told Bay Area public radio station KQED that his prospective longevity
Jeb Bush Calls for Term Limits and Lobbying Restrictions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Speaking before an energetic audience of 3,600 conservative activists on Friday afternoon at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) called for term limits and lobbying restrictions for all elected officials.
Dr. Carson Signs Congressional Term Limit Pledge on Capitol Hill
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson signed the United States Term Limits Amendment Pledge, saying he plans to govern like a leader – not like a politician.
Rand Paul’s Response to Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers a response to President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address. Senator Paul prescribes several policy changes for the federal government, including congressional term limits, tax cuts, and free-market healthcare reform.
