Term Limit riots

Term Limit riots
Part of the American Splinter
From top down, left to right: Demonstration in Philadephia; police officers in front of the White House; Minnesota State Patrol troopers stand guard; Georgia Army National Guard medics assist demonstrators who had been tear gassed; a man stands in front of police officers in Seattle; demonstrators surround the Ohio State Capitol.
Date	In North America: March 22, 2031 – October 11, 2033 In Free States: March 22, 2031 – September 3, 2037
Location	United States / Reformed States Global (limited)
Caused by	United States Term Limits Act Democratic backsliding in the United States Declining freedom of the press Growing civil unrest under the Vance administration OPEN Act
Methods	Riots, protests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, online activism, political violence, strike action, cyberattacks, state secession
Resulted in	Deployment of the National Guard in April of 2031 Declarations of independence of the Free States, first and most notably of California Declaration of the Second American Civil War by the United States in October of 2031 Widespread civil unrest across the entirety of North America, including the rise of right-wing populism in Mexico in response to the 2031 American Refugee Crisis Assassination of JD Vance in March of 2032 by an anarcho-communist and California nationalist Passage of the contentious United States Reformation Act in Congress, and the start of The Reformation, including the name change from the United States to the Reformed States in November of 2032 Increased partisan division and the growing influence of authoritarianism, national conservatism, and right-wing populism in the Reformed States, and the reform of the Democratic Party into a more progressive and left-wing party
Deaths, injuries, and arrests (prior to October 19, 2031)
Death(s)	41 confirmed
Injuries	57,000+
Arrested	36,000+

The Term Limit riots, also known as the Cataclyst riots, were a series of riots and demonstrations against growing authoritarianism in the United States that began nationwide on March 22, 2031. The protests and civil unrest began in population centers in soon-to-be Free States, namely Los Angeles and Portland, in response to the controversial United States Term Limits Act, which was passed in Congress and signed by president JD Vance the previous day. The law repealed the 22nd Amendment to the United Sates Constitution and allowed a president to serve more than two terms, sparking international criticism. While localized mainly in the United States, several protests and demonstrations appeared globally, mainly in Canada and Mexico. The Term Limit riots are generally considered to be the "straw that broke the camel's back" of the American Splinter, thus being alternatively named the Cataclyst riots.