Altered 22nd Amendment - No Consecutive Terms

[SirNick]

So I know we've discussed (a few times) how the list of Presidents would have looked if a third term was allowed, etc --but I think it might be interesting/fun to see what people think of an altered 22nd Amendment, passed at the same time IRL, that banned consecutive terms.

You can get creative with if there's a little on total number of terms, but I'm thinking just banning consecutive terms.

I'll post my thoughts in a few.

[Cathcon]

Since Ike was the first President I know of to be affected by the amendment, 1956 looks interesting. A battle between Nixon and the type of man he was born to crusade against: Adlai E. Stevenson. Since Stevenson's real life campaign was based on attacking Nixon, I'd expect a similar campaign in this. Not sure who would win, but you can bet that if Nixon lost he'd come storming back later. I think it's likely though that Nixon would win.

[Cathcon]

This list assumes few butterflies. I'm giving Stevenson a victory to make it a bit more interesting.

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY)/Richard M. Nixon (R-CA) January 20th, 1953-January 20th, 1957
35. Adlai E. Stevenson II (D-IL)/Estes Kefauver (D-TN) January 20th, 1957-January 20th, 1961
36. Estes Kefauver (D-TN)/John F. Kennedy (D-MA) January 20th, 1961-October 14th, 1962
37. John F. Kennedy (D-MA)/vacant October 14th, 1962-January 20th, 1965
38. Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/James D. Martin (R-AL) January 20th, 1965-January 20th, 1969
39. James D. Martin (R-AL)/Charles H. Percy (R-IL) January 20th, 1969-January 20th, 1973
40. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)/James E. Carter (D-GA) January 20th, 1973-January 20th, 1977
41. Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/Robert S. Dole (R-KS) January 20th, 1977-August 9th, 1979
42. Robert S. Dole (R-KS)/vacant, Charles H. Percy (R-IL) August 9th, 1979-January 20th, 1981
43. Walter Mondale (D-MN)/Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) January 20th, 1981-January 20th, 1985
44. Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)/Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. (D-CA) January 20th, 1985-January 20th, 1989
45. Walter Mondale (D-MN)/Michael Dukakis (D-MA) January 20th, 1989-January 20th, 1993

After this point, my imagination runs dry.

[The Lord Marbury]

Hmmm..... here's my try at making a list for this:

34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY) / Richard M. Nixon (R-CA), 1953-1957
35. Adlai E. Stevenson II (D-IL) / Estes Kefauver (D-TN), 1957-1961
36. Richard M. Nixon (R-CA) / Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA), 1961-1965
37. John F. Kennedy (D-MA) / George Smathers (D-FL), 1965-1969
38. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN) / Terry Sanford (D-NC), 1969-1973
39. Richard M. Nixon (R-CA) / George W. Romney (R-MI), 1973-1977
40. Morris Udall (D-AZ) / Walter Mondale (D-MN), 1977-1981
41. Richard M. Nixon (R-CA) / George H.W. Bush (R-TX), 1981-1983
42. George H.W. Bush (R-TX) / vacant, 1983-1985
43. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown (D-CA) / Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX), 1985-1989
44. Pierre S. du Pont IV (R-DE) / Robert Dole (R-KS), 1989-1993
45. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown (D-CA) / Albert Gore Jr. (D-TN), 1993-1997
46. Pete Wilson (R-CA) / Tommy Thompson (R-WI), 1997-2001
47. John McCain (R-AZ) / Phil Gramm (R-TX), 2001-2005
48. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) / Mary Landrieu (D-LO), 2005-2009
49. Condoleezza Rice (R-CA) / Fred Thompson (R-TN), 2009-2013
50. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) / Barack H. Obama (D-IL), 2013-2017

[SirNick]

I know Eisenhower was sick, but you don't think he would have run again?

[Simfan34]

This is one way to political chaos.