If allowed to have his way when he wins the presidency, Marco Rubio will endorse the idea for Constitutional Amendments that will set Congressional and Supreme Court term limits.

According to the New York Times, Rubio, who seeks to gain some ground in the Republican states dominated by conservatives, supports the notion of amending the American Constitution to set term limits for the two branches of government.

In an article from Hot Air, Rubio said in a statement, "One of the things I'm going to do on my first day in office: I will announce that I am a supporter, and as president I will put the weight of the presidency behind a constitutional convention of the states so we can pass term limits on members of Congress and the Supreme Court and so we can pass a balanced budget amendment."

He has said in the past that he was open to such changes, but over the last two days in Iowa, where is clearly lagging in the polls, Rubio has made a call for a Constitutional Convention, which earned applause.

Rubio said, "Article V of the Constitution gives us power as citizens of this great country to take into our own hands the ability to take power away from the federal government," he then added, "That's why we need a Constitutional Convention."

The presidential candidate also said that he would use it to achieve a balanced budget amendment, citing that the "Congress will never pass that" and term limits on both federal lawmakers and federal judges.

However Rubio did not specify how he would organize support for a supposed Constitutional Convention that has not been tried in decades, across a country that is divided on basic issues, let alone on how to alter the most sacred governing document in the country.

In a related note from the Daily Mail, Rubio is not exactly the first Republican presidential candidate to entertain the idea. In fact, Ohio Governor John Kasich and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee endorsed the notion of a Constitutional Convention.

In addition, an aide to Ben Carson also said he would support it as well and also Kentucky Senator Rand Paul -- but only on a limited basis.

Critics of the proposed idea of convention said that it could prove dangerous and easy to abuse, but Rubio addressed that fear.

He said, "I think you'd have to limit the convention, and that's what they're proposing -- a very limited convention on specific, delineated issues ... like term limits and like a balanced budget amendment."

In addition, supporters of the move said that changes made through a convention would still need to be ratified by 38 states, thereby soothing those who fear a "runaway convention."

Rubio currently ranks third in the latest presidential polls.