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Proposal for 3rd Presidential Term

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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?
 
Well, using President Trump as an example, some would argue that we should change the maximum amount to 4 years.

I think it's best to just leave well enough alone. Obama surely would have won a 3rd term if allowed. Can you imagine the mental trauma that would have caused some of our colleague here if they had Obama as POTUS for 10 years?
 
two four year terms is enough.
 
DebateChallenge said:
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?
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Nope. There is over 300 million people in the US (and yes, I know that not all are qualified to be President), we can find another President out of that lot.
 
Captain America said:
Well, using President Trump as an example, some would argue that we should change the maximum amount to 4 years.

I think it's best to just leave well enough alone. Obama surely would have won a 3rd term if allowed. Can you imagine the mental trauma that would have caused some of our colleague here if they had Obama as POTUS for 10 years?
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Or maybe 2, lol.
 
Captain America said:
Well, using President Trump as an example, some would argue that we should change the maximum amount to 4 years.
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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.

Captain America;1068417218I think it's best to just leave well enough alone. Obama surely would have won a 3rd term if allowed. Can you imagine the mental trauma that would have caused some of our colleague here if they had Obama as POTUS for 10 years?[/QUOTE said:
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.
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Ikari said:
Nope. There is over 300 million people in the US (and yes, I know that not all are qualified to be President), we can find another President out of that lot.
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And most of those 300 million plus people never will get to be President, nor will most of them want to. If a President is doing a really good job I see no reason they can't do ten years.
 
DebateChallenge said:
And most of those 300 million plus people never will get to be President, nor will most of them want to. If a President is doing a really good job I see no reason they can't do ten years.
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Don't need to keep them for 10 years. For however great some President does (and we haven't had a great President in many decades), there's someone else who's better.
 
DebateChallenge said:
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.
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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.
 
DebateChallenge said:
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?
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Eight is enough.
 
It's not the dumbest thing I've ever heard but you can see it from here.
 
DebateChallenge said:
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 yearos and then that will be it. So that makes the maximum amount of time a person can be President ten years, thoughts?
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So get 3/4 of the states to put it on their ballot and ratify it....no problem, right?
 
Captain America said:
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.
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The way Trump has carried himself as president is nothing short of shameful.
 
Ikari said:
Don't need to keep them for 10 years. For however great some President does (and we haven't had a great President in many decades)
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Reagan might not've been great but he was good. As for a great President, we've got one now.
 
Captain America said:
Just curious, between Clinton and Trump, in your opinion, which one has brought more "disgrace" to the oval office?.
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Clinton by far. Clinton used the White House as a raping grounds where he would rape women.

He would've done it again and perhaps to an even greater extent had Hillary gotten in, I can't imagine what a nightmare it would be if she did get in.
 
DebateChallenge said:
Clinton by far. Clinton used the White House as a raping grounds where he would rape women.

He would've done it again and perhaps to an even greater extent had Hillary gotten in, I can't imagine what a nightmare it would be if she did get in.
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You misspelled Jefferson
 
DebateChallenge said:
Reagan might not've been great but he was good. As for a great President, we've got one now.
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Trump is worse than Hillary, and that's saying something. Reagan, there's some arguments there...but Iran-Contra pretty much destroys it.
 
Ikari said:
Trump is worse than Hillary, and that's saying something. Reagan, there's some arguments there...but Iran-Contra pretty much destroys it.
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Don't forget all the other corruption scandals like HUD, the EPA corruption, Edwin Meese, the savings and loans crisis, and the corruption of the DOD.

It's incredible that conservatives hoist him up as an example of government responsibility.
 
DebateChallenge said:
Clinton by far. Clinton used the White House as a raping grounds where he would rape women.

He would've done it again and perhaps to an even greater extent had Hillary gotten in, I can't imagine what a nightmare it would be if she did get in.
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Clinton morally inferior to Trump?

That's rich.

You win today's face palm. Well played!

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People were alright with Roosevelt doing twelve years.
 
trixare4kids said:
Eight is enough.
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Wikipedia: Eight Is Enough
 
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