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I don't think this requires a poll because it's a theoretical question.
A) It would require a constitutional amendment
B) It may in theory be unconstitutional itself
C) Party affiliation and definition is liquid (Romney, Whigs, Libertarians, etc.)
But what about a system where where no party, represented solely by our President, can hold office for more than 8 years? This would do two enormous things and solve a number of other issues we face. There would be no more "the system is rigged BS." Democrats and Republicans would get to vote for candidates on the other side of the aisle, thus every single president we have would be more representative of the majority of Americans than is the case now.
Most importantly, there is no doubt whatsoever that it would reduce the divisiveness in American politics today. I don't think that anybody thought things would get as black and white as they are now. The number of posters here who agree with every single thing that Obama has done or every single thing that W Bush did is absurd. It sounds like overkill, but I honestly think that the days of our representative democracy are numbered with the way things are going now.
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A) It would require a constitutional amendment
B) It may in theory be unconstitutional itself
C) Party affiliation and definition is liquid (Romney, Whigs, Libertarians, etc.)
But what about a system where where no party, represented solely by our President, can hold office for more than 8 years? This would do two enormous things and solve a number of other issues we face. There would be no more "the system is rigged BS." Democrats and Republicans would get to vote for candidates on the other side of the aisle, thus every single president we have would be more representative of the majority of Americans than is the case now.
Most importantly, there is no doubt whatsoever that it would reduce the divisiveness in American politics today. I don't think that anybody thought things would get as black and white as they are now. The number of posters here who agree with every single thing that Obama has done or every single thing that W Bush did is absurd. It sounds like overkill, but I honestly think that the days of our representative democracy are numbered with the way things are going now.
eace