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I am going to start of by stating what we already know, when somebody is elected to be President of the United States the term is for four years and then after that they can be re-elected for another four years for a total of eight years. You can only be President twice so eight years is the maximum amount of time you can be President. I propose that after eight years a President should be able to be elected a third time but this time it will be only two years and then that will be it. So that makes the maximum amount of time a person can be President ten years, thoughts?
why? term limits were enacted after fdr who remained president from shortly after the start of the depression until right at the end of ww2 when he died. The term limits were to prevent a monarchy style of govt or even a president for life, fdr managed to break the two term cycle when there were no rules against it, but in reality the country needed to change every so often, for better or worse rather than keep career leaders in power too long.
I don't agree with Trump about everything, but I wouldn't mind him as POTUS for 10 years.
If anything, its Bill Clinton who should've only done 4 years, bummer that he got re-elected.
No, with all the national debt he created while he was in office, he wouldn't've been elected for a third term. The only POTUS who was elected for a 3rd term was Roosevelt and that was because we were at war.
There's no point. As we have seen with the last three Presidents, the last year of a President's second term is basically wasted anyways. Electing a President for an additional two years only just means the election season would never end and nothing would get accomplished for an even longer period of time.I am going to start of by stating what we already know, when somebody is elected to be President of the United States the term is for four years and then after that they can be re-elected for another four years for a total of eight years. You can only be President twice so eight years is the maximum amount of time you can be President. I propose that after eight years a President should be able to be elected a third time but this time it will be only two years and then that will be it. So that makes the maximum amount of time a person can be President ten years, thoughts?
Bill Clinton left office with the highest approval ratings since FDR. He would have easily won a 3rd term had he been allowed to run again. Point being, be careful which you wish for.
What can I say, people are stupid for giving Clinton such high approval. However, if Clinton would've won a 3rd term than it stands to reason that Gore would've won the Presidency. After all Gore was Clinton's VP for 8 years so Clinton fans would've wanted Gore to win yet the Presidency went to Bush. It was very close but Bush won. If so many people wanted Clinton to do a third term had it been allowed as you suggest he would, than Gore would've won by a landslide.
I am going to start of by stating what we already know, when somebody is elected to be President of the United States the term is for four years and then after that they can be re-elected for another four years for a total of eight years. You can only be President twice so eight years is the maximum amount of time you can be President. I propose that after eight years a President should be able to be elected a third time but this time it will be only two years and then that will be it. So that makes the maximum amount of time a person can be President ten years, thoughts?
Alright than for that same reason Obama would not have been elected for a third term if they allowed third terms as some people have suggested. After all, in the eight years he was in office Obama added on over nine trillion dollars to the national debt, more than all the presidents before him put together. Considering all the debt he created I don't think most people would've wanted him for a third term. As for me, overall I think Obama was OK as POTUS. He was certainly better than Clinton, but I wouldn't've voted for him for a third term if they had that option.Gore distanced himself from Clinton. Moreover, people saw Clinton as much more likable and relatable than Gore. Clinton had such high approval ratings because his presidency correlated with the 2nd greatest period of prosperity in American history. 22 million new jobs created, poverty rates hit their lowest levels ever, the median income went up every single year (the only time that has happened in the last 40 years), times were good and people tend to vote with their wallets. I think a lot of that was just good luck, but just the same, he was credited for it.
If we do that, we also should include a provision for presidential recall elections. In fact, we should do that in any case. Yes, I know we have an impeachment process but that is seldom used, especially when the president's party controls congress. Indeed, it has never successfully removed a president from office.
That was funny. I get jokes
Yes, unfortunately they didn't remove Clinton when he was impeached.
I'm curious if Trump will even make it to 2 years.
Just curious, between Clinton and Trump, in your opinion, which one has brought more "disgrace" to the oval office?
I dunno. It's a tough call. Blow jobs in blue dresses vs. porn stars and hooker pee.
Let's just hope Trump has the economic success that Clinton had.
Clinton didnt have sex with an intern in the Oval office. He had her give him blowjobs and used her ***** as a humidor. There was apparently no reciprocal sexual benefit for the woman. Its important to remember just how much he respects women.When Trump shtoops a porn star in the Oval Office, let us know.