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Wounded Bear

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10. The real problem is that the Repubs can do more damge in 8 years than Dems can fix in 8 years.

Reply to AdamGG (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2019, 10:12 PM

Jul 2019

The Repub party had dominated politics from the Civil War forward until the Great Depression. People were finally fed up.

There's a reason FDR won 4 terms. Now, Dems can't fix what the Repubs break and we keep drifting farther and farther to the right toward authoritarinanism.

Not really anti-22A, because frankly, Reagan probably would have won another term, dementia and all.

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The 22nd Amendment sucks - A 3rd term of Obama shouldn't be prohibited [View all] AdamGG Jul 2019 OP

It might be the last thing that blocks Trump's dictator for life ambitions--that and his stupidity. tblue37 Jul 2019 #1

His age would take care of a 3rd term, I think. Shrike47 Jul 2019 #8

With all the shit he eats... Callmecrazy Jul 2019 #11

I'm not qazplm135 Jul 2019 #26

Yeah, his father lived to 93, his mother to 88 csziggy Jul 2019 #33

His father, who died of Alzheimer's, was almost 94 when he died. Trump shows tblue37 Jul 2019 #13

+1 myohmy2 Jul 2019 #19

I think Michelle Obama should have run but I can understand why not. Go Dems! walkingman Jul 2019 #2

my number one choice by 1000 miles, but alas, she will never run for POTUS Celerity Jul 2019 #21

You keep stacking 4 year terms and rather quickly you end up with a King. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #3

That's why I said there should be a limit of 2 CONSECUTIVE terms AdamGG Jul 2019 #4

How do you feel about a 3rd term of Trump ? fescuerescue Jul 2019 #5

Reagan would have easily won a third term, but probably would have resigned to to Alzheimers Polybius Jul 2019 #14

maybe fescuerescue Jul 2019 #15

It is probable Obama could have lost to Bush but I think it would be unlikely JonLP24 Jul 2019 #23

You don't know how McCain won AR in 2008? Polybius Jul 2019 #25

I know but a lot of working class people were pro Obama JonLP24 Jul 2019 #30

No thank you. Ilsa Jul 2019 #6

No thanks Rebl2 Jul 2019 #7

don't worry, it'll probably be done away with in the next couple of years anarch Jul 2019 #9

The real problem is that the Repubs can do more damge in 8 years than Dems can fix in 8 years. Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #10

It should never be forgotten that POLITICAL CONSERVATIVES are the ones who pushed for the 22nd A HERETIC I AM Jul 2019 #12

Only 45 presidents and really only a short 225 years fescuerescue Jul 2019 #16

How did it get ratified by 41 out of 48 states? onenote Jul 2019 #17

Maybe. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2019 #18

Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln & Eisenhower maybe could have gone for 3 AdamGG Jul 2019 #20

TR did run for a 3rd term, in 1912, Retrograde Jul 2019 #32

TR wasn't elected to his 1st term and then voluntarily sat out 1908 AdamGG Jul 2019 #34

Congress was heavily Republican at the time JonLP24 Jul 2019 #22

Good luck with that customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #24

We, the People...... suston96 Jul 2019 #27

There will be, and there were that other time, too. Got real bloody, according to the history books. Iggo Jul 2019 #37

my dream ticket would be biden. obama biden as prez, obama as veep. if anything happened to biden, AllaN01Bear Jul 2019 #28

I am absolutely for repeal of ALL term limits. roamer65 Jul 2019 #29

Russia has "term limits"...albeit relaxed... Xolodno Jul 2019 #31

True, but being a lame duck also lets Presidents do last minute pardons and not be held accountable AdamGG Jul 2019 #35

I disagree KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #36