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craigmatic

(4,510 posts) Fri Sep 26, 2014, 10:20 PM Sep 2014

Is it time to repeal the 22nd Amendment? [View all]

Let's face it the revolutionary generation didn't have all the answers and George Washington didn't like being president in the first place. The whole reason why we have this amendment in the first place is because republicans were afraid of another FDR coming to power. The only president this amendment actually affected was Clinton who probably could've beat bush in 2000. Other countries run just fine with allowing premiers staying in for decades. Eventually they will lose an election or their party will turn on them. That's just my two cents what say you?

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Is it time to repeal the 22nd Amendment? [View all] craigmatic Sep 2014 OP

Yep. Voters know best. -- Even when they don't know. immoderate Sep 2014 #1

Consider we'd have had another 10 years of daddy Bush and Nancy Reagan Warpy Sep 2014 #24

Any system can go awry. It's a matter of who bears responsibility. immoderate Sep 2014 #39

The term limits allows policiticians to "play the clock" DontTreadOnMe Sep 2014 #2

Good point. "Running out the clock" is always (or nearly always) an issue during second terms. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #7

No SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #3

What, you didn't want a third Reagan term? Cayenne Sep 2014 #13

I'm assuming you forgot the sarcasm smiley n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #16

Clinton would have mopped the floor with Bush caraher Sep 2014 #4

We would have had 23 years of fucking Reagan even as he slowly turned into a vegetable. CBGLuthier Sep 2014 #5

No way. Brigid Sep 2014 #6

That's also a very valid point. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #8

I would postulate . . . Brigid Sep 2014 #12

Bush wouldn't have beaten Clinton and would geek tragedy Sep 2014 #17

I don't know unless Huffington Post tells me what to think because I'm a...... NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #9

I think there are good arguments to be made one way or the other. So in the end, I'm neutral. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #10

I would oppose the repeal of the 22nd amendment to my dying breath. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #11

Our thoughts are similar edgineered Sep 2014 #15

No. 2 terms is enough still_one Sep 2014 #14

I'm fine with letting the voters decide Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #18

Reagan would have won in 1988, possibly even 1992. tritsofme Sep 2014 #19

I would like to see one 6 year term Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #20

Great ideas SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #21

I like this idea. Brigid Sep 2014 #23

That too has it's drawbacks davidpdx Sep 2014 #30

We would end up with a Cheney for life Generic Other Sep 2014 #22

Only if that's what the people want. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #27

Hanging chads, voting machines, Dieboldt Generic Other Sep 2014 #28

Were Obama's victories legitimate? (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #29

Don't ask me Generic Other Sep 2014 #32

i trust the people but not the system. spanone Sep 2014 #25

I would like it changed to one 6yr term. nt CK_John Sep 2014 #26

I answered this one above as well to someone else davidpdx Sep 2014 #31

No.... 8 years is plenty. devils chaplain Sep 2014 #33

I'd like to see a six term with a public option on a second jaysunb Sep 2014 #34

"The whole reason why we have this amendment..." Boreal Sep 2014 #35

well since this is not about the 2nd amendment Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #37

Oh, no! Boreal Sep 2014 #38

Nnnnnnope. TERM LIMITS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. ONE IN, ONE OUT. Then you can run again. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2014 #36

The short answer is NO. badtoworse Sep 2014 #40