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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWould the party support a POTUS term as 6yrs followed by a 6yr from office
but allowing a second run????
Just getting ready for a constitution convention.
DrDan
(20,411 posts)CK_John
(10,005 posts)MiniMe
(21,718 posts)Ask HW Bush. Also, Senate terms are 6 years, so one group of Senators would always coincide with the Presidential Election, that could be good or bad, not sure. I don't like the idea, jmho
Trueblue Texan
(2,440 posts)...a 6 year term. In fact I dont want anyone jacking with the Constitution at all.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)I want it ammended for two reasons. First, to counter the CU decision by Roberts and second, to put limits on the President's pardon powers.
Times change and our Constitution needs to adapt to some degree. The process is a difficult one for good reasons but especially for my first reason is vital to our survival as a freeish country, imo.
mythology
(9,527 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)That's first.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)I think, you are trying to tackle that US politics are living from election-cycle to election-cycle and a longer term could ensure that Congress and WH have more time to actually work.
I see the following problems with your solution:
- This would mean too much time without accountability to voters. Six years is a lot.
- A President could do something similar to what Putin did with Medvedev: Get elected for a term, install a lackey for the second term, run again for the third term, maybe even get your lackey to run for the fourth term.
My suggestion would be simple: Restrict candidate-ads to 2 months before the election.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Demsrule86
(68,643 posts)is a constitutional convention which could end our Republic.
Trueblue Texan
(2,440 posts)Demsrule86
(68,643 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)CK_John
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