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fescuerescue

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16. Only 45 presidents and really only a short 225 years

Fri Jul 12, 2019, 11:28 PM

Jul 2019

It sounds like alot but it's not really. The country was founded by our grandpa's grandpa. Not much beyond that.

So taking the notion that no other president could have won more than 2 terms (which is a pretty shaky claim) as granted....Well that doesn't mean that the future will look like the past. (a number of 2 term'ers were urged to run for a nearly certain 3rd term but they declined. Only Roosevelt choose to and that was because of the nations crisis state of WW II )

In today's age of Fox news and social media, election hacking and other corruption....Well the risk of a 3, 4 or 5 term Republican President in the future is virtually a certainty given enough time (but more likely sooner).

All it would take would be a young Reagan type. And the longer they stay in the system, the worse that they shape the system to suit the future to their liking. The current state of the SC and judiciary is a good example.

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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