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Question: Would you support a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to one term?
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« Reply #25 on: May 01, 2006, 07:41:41 PM »

Single 4-year term is too short - you are out before you learn anyting.

What modern president had a second term better than his first?

You are basing your statement on the theory, that the problem with the second term is that it is second. I would propose an alternative theory, that the the problem is that it is last. If my theory is correct, you would get the worst of both worlds: inexperienced lame duck from day 1.

No, no. I think the reason second term presidents are ineffective is because it is the last term. That is why I support this new amendment: in order to make every president less effective.

However, your argument is that a one term limit is too short, because you're out before you learn anything. But because under the two term limit that you support, the second (experienced) term is actually 'worse' (from the president's standpoint) than the first, I don't understand your view.
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« Reply #26 on: May 01, 2006, 07:43:54 PM »

Philip, alternatively this would mean presidents would be able to do whatever they want without fear of re-election.  Imagine a liberal Democrat with a strongly Democratic senate.  Do you trust the American public that much?
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« Reply #27 on: May 01, 2006, 07:54:24 PM »

The same situation would arise in a second term, and yet presidents are historically ineffective as lame ducks.
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« Reply #28 on: May 02, 2006, 10:20:16 AM »

No, I support 3 terms.
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« Reply #29 on: May 02, 2006, 03:18:09 PM »

I think America is doing just fine with the limit of two four year terms for the Presidency.
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« Reply #30 on: May 02, 2006, 08:51:20 PM »

The present system is fine.  I do not support changing it. 

I would be interested in a study of senators and representatives seeking re-election after being in office for several terms.  Consider the likes of Ted Kennedy and Ted Stevens.  Assuming they choose to run for re-election, what chance is there that they could be defeated. 
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« Reply #31 on: May 02, 2006, 09:24:46 PM »

The present system is fine.  I do not support changing it. 

I would be interested in a study of senators and representatives seeking re-election after being in office for several terms.  Consider the likes of Ted Kennedy and Ted Stevens.  Assuming they choose to run for re-election, what chance is there that they could be defeated. 

Well, clearly the fact that the person has demonstrated their popularity by virtue of being reelected frequently in the past would make them more likely to be reelected in the future.
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« Reply #32 on: May 03, 2006, 12:31:18 PM »

No.

The two term limit for Presidents is the way it should be.
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