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Primarily known as a leader of the [[term limits]] movement, Jacob ran U.S. Term Limits, the nation's most active term limits lobby, from its inception in 1992 until 1999, becoming the movement's leading voice. Jacob helped citizens in 23 states place limits on their congressional delegations, prompting columnist Robert Novak to call him "the most hated man in Washington." But on May 22, 1995, those state-imposed congressional term limits, encompassing nearly half the U.S. Congress, were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of ''U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton''. Today, 15 state legislatures, 36 governors and thousands of local officials, including those in nine of the country's ten largest cities, are under term limits. Jacob remains active as a board member and a senior fellow of U.S. Term Limits. | Primarily known as a leader of the [[term limits]] movement, Jacob ran U.S. Term Limits, the nation's most active term limits lobby, from its inception in 1992 until 1999, becoming the movement's leading voice. Jacob helped citizens in 23 states place limits on their congressional delegations, prompting columnist Robert Novak to call him "the most hated man in Washington." But on May 22, 1995, those state-imposed congressional term limits, encompassing nearly half the U.S. Congress, were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of ''U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton''. Today, 15 state legislatures, 36 governors and thousands of local officials, including those in nine of the country's ten largest cities, are under term limits. Jacob remains active as a board member and a senior fellow of U.S. Term Limits. | ||
Jacob is a senior | Jacob is a senior advisor at [[Sam_adams_alliance|The Sam Adams Alliance]], which produces his "Common Sense" radio and [[Internet]] commentary program. | ||
Jacob also serves as president of Citizens in Charge, a group he started in 2001, dedicated to expanding [[Initiative and referendum]] rights to more states. | Jacob also serves as president of Citizens in Charge, a group he started in 2001, dedicated to expanding [[Initiative and referendum]] rights to more states. | ||