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Beet
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« on: June 04, 2005, 05:48:12 PM »

Might as well declare a Monarchy.

Seriously-- I'd rather be a declared monarchy than a monarchy pretending to be a democracy.
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2005, 05:55:05 PM »

Electing people from the same family does not make the country a monarchy.

On the contrary, electing sons, wives, brothers ad. perpetua is just as bad as electing FDR to four terms, and requires the same solution, a constitutional amendment.
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2005, 01:02:38 PM »
« Edited: June 08, 2005, 01:05:51 PM by thefactor »

Electing people from the same family does not make the country a monarchy.

On the contrary, electing sons, wives, brothers ad. perpetua is just as bad as electing FDR to four terms, and requires the same solution, a constitutional amendment.

So Hillary is off the table then, right?  Smiley  Or is this a case of "You can't have family blood in office, but I can?"  And I guess the Adams and the Rooseveltes should have been punished too.  hehehe

If people from the same family are elected to office, it means that either a) the people really like the person/family, or b) the voters haven't done their homework.

No, the Adams shouldn't be "punished", I'm talking about a constitutional amendment, not ex post facto law, which is not only  unconstitutional itself but also entirely impossible and stupid. And no, I do not support Hillary.

And yes, it would apply equally to those of all parties, Republicans and Democrats, but it would not apply to any immediate relatives of those who served as president prior to the passage of the amendment; just as 22nd amendment did not apply to Truman.
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