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Scared of Maryland


In 1991 I had a choice. To best work for term limits, I needed to move close to the nation’s capital. But where? Maryland or Virginia or the District of Columbia? I chose Virginia.Nowadays I regularly travel through all three jurisdictions, though Maryland makes me nervous. Prince George’s County police recently barged into the Berwyn Heights mayor’s home and shot his two dogs dead. Turns out their little home invasion was illegal — they lacked a no-knock search warrant, or any real case.Weeks before this, a man arrested for the alleged homicide of a policeman was murdered in jail. Police working there refuse to cooperate in the investigation. [Read More]

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Eric O'Keefe

Chairman & CEO
eric.okeefe at samadamsalliance.org 

Eric O'KeefeEric O’Keefe is the chairman and CEO of the Sam Adams Alliance. He has been an influential leader in political reform efforts for the past 25 years.

A founding board member of US Term Limits, Eric drafted the plan for a term limits sweep across the country in 1992 and 1994.  By early 1995 twenty-three states had limited the terms of their congressional delegations, but five judges on the Supreme Court reversed the decisions of voters. Fifteen states now have term limits on their legislatures.  Eric’s book, “Who Rules America,” looks to the country’s founding principles to make the case for term limits, and won praise from Milton Friedman.   

Eric also serves on the Board of Directors of the Club for Growth and The Institute for Humane Studies.

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