Removing term limits for the president

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I agree with Cuchulainn. Look at Canada. A term can last up to five years (When a PM pushes to five years you know that he knows he going to loose). In Canada we have unlimited terms, but after 10 years most people get fed up with the PM anyways, so then there is usually a new one elected. Save for a few in history who were really loved by the people, bu that is rare inciddents (I think the most is 24 years by MacKenzie King...I think I can't exactly remember). sO if they made it unlimited, it is more than likely that the majority of Americans would get fed up with the President after 8 years or so. Void has a good point, I find it really dull that the US basically only has two federal parties. (Mind you Canada has many but only three really have the potential of winning, yet only two [Liberals and the Conservatives] have ever held office).

[CloudSquallandZidane]

This would be great, because the reps. would think it would be the return of Bush, when it'd actually be the return of Clinton!!!!

[Resha]

>=/ This is a BAD idea. FDR was a special case; he had already asked for more powers than usually given to presidents at the beginning of his term, and that can sort of justify his running three times. But that's not the case now, and this is a terrible idea!!

But I agree with Chuchu that if Americans do indeed vote for him, then it's democracy in action and no one can deny that. Pffft the rest of the world disagrees though. xD Surely the Democrats won't be that awful next time ;__;

[Cloud No.9]

who was fdr?

the entire thing is to stop dictatorhsips being set up. voting does not make a country democratic. iraq had lots of elections. zimbabwe had one a few months ago. germany had a few. russia had some too. but the amount of people you could vote for where just a little small.

i would like a term limit here. it keeps things fresh at least. and some people just win because people "voted for him last time". blair has been successful because of pr. i mean based purely on presentation who would it be? him? michael howard the vampire and charles kennedy the drunk. if blair was to go then we are left with either prescott the fat man. or george brown, who while been quit good noone much cares for him as he mumbles alot.

it would just make things more even.

[Endless]

who was fdr?

You're kidding? O_o

Even I know that FDR is Franklin Delano Roosvelt, 32nd President of the USA.

[Cloud No.9]

now if you said roosevelt then i would have understood.

[DMKA]

who was fdr?

That makes me cry.

I suppose this could be a good thing, depending on how you look at it, but I honestly think people would vote for Bush a third time, and that's a chance I don't want made availible to him.

But yeah it'd be cool if we could vote for Clinton again.

[Teek]

Give Cloud a damn break. He's not an American and wouldn't know our cutesy titles for the presidents.

You'd like him, too, Cloud. He all but destroyed whatever semblance of capitalism we had.

[Raistlin]

I actually liked FDR in highschool. However, his "court-packing" idea was too nutjob even for me then.

I don't understand how "I wouldn't mind third-terms, but not if Bush gets reelected" is valid reasoning.

[lordblazer]

star wars episode 2 on episode 3 me and many others will find refuge and exile in the great country of canada.

Yeah thats hwat i summed it up to.This will most likely pass if it was a real bill is it?I suir ehope not because i havent read the article yet.

[nik0tine]

star wars episode 2 on episode 3 me and many others will find refuge and exile in the great country of canada.

Yeah thats hwat i summed it up to.This will most likely pass if it was a real bill is it?I suir ehope not because i havent read the article yet.

What the smurf???

[DocFrance]

star wars episode 2 on episode 3 me and many others will find refuge and exile in the great country of canada.

Yeah thats hwat i summed it up to.This will most likely pass if it was a real bill is it?I suir ehope not because i havent read the article yet.

What the smurf???

Looks like intoxication to me.

[lordblazer]

hey its a good analogy

[DocFrance]

Good analogy (I think), poor execution. It's usually a good idea to make sure people can at least get the gist of what you're trying to say.

[nik0tine]

I still don't know what the hell he was trying to say.