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2006-09-28 09:32:33 · 24 answers · asked by The Show Must Go On 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I think if we had something better than the two-party political system that currently has a stranglehold on Washington, then term limits wouldn't be as much of an issue. But since the US snoozed over the years and allowed two parties to hijack the entire system of government, we need the two term limit. We need it for every elected office in Washington, and Supreme Court judges should have to be reviewed every 8 years by a panel to determine if they're faithfully upholding the Constitution. If not, they can be voted out. See, if we had a truly fair democracy, there would be 3, 4, 5, 10, maybe 20 people running for President or Congressional spots every election, and they would all get equal time and equal treatment, but the Dems and Repubs have made it next to impossible for a 3rd (or 4th or 5th, etc.) party to emerge. For all the problems in Washington, this is the biggest injustice that continues to be overlooked, in my opinion.
2006-09-28 09:47:31 · answer #1 · answered by dgindiansfan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have been good to have some presidents in the past to serve more than two terms, but due to the fact that our current president is in his final term (thanks to term limits) term limits are fine. I would be terrified if Bush stayed another four years, or a day longer than he is supposed to. If there are not term limits, this country may evolve into a form of government that will give the executive branch too much power, which is not what our founding father's anticipated. Besides, some presidents would probably like to go back to living normal lives after four to eight years of being in the public eye.
2006-09-28 09:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by MISS 84 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. We have too much coruption.
It would take years to get them out of office when they display unethical, criminal behavior. Let just put it this way if our president was a president of a company he would be fired. Displays poor diplomatic behavior, The debt is too high, net assets are deteriorating, depreciation expense is at an all time high and the support staff is ineffective.
So lets ask this question Do you think we should be able to Fire the President of our Company I mean County? Heck you pay for their salary yet you can not do anything about their performance. Is there an HR department that we can file our complaints?
Here is a better answer - Yes they should be able to stay as long as they want as long as we can fire them when they are not performing up to the "standardizations" required for the job.
2006-09-28 09:40:29 · answer #3 · answered by playemncem 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, George Washington set a good example when he willingly decided to give up office after only 2 terms.
What national leader would do such a thing when he could have stayed as a long as he wanted to?
Term limits for presidents are a good idea. We need fresh blood.
The best thing is to ENACT TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS.
Many of these Senators and Congressmen have been in office since the 60s and 70s. Their ineptitute IN BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES led to Al Qaeda attacking us on 9/11.
Don't blame Bush and Clinton - they only had a few years.
Blame both sides of Congress, they should have known better.
TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS, LET'S GET IT DONE!!!!!!!
2006-09-28 09:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but I think that if another President is elected, a former President should be allowed to run again. i.e. Since President Bush has been elected, President Clinton should be able to run for the office again. This would probably
have to be another Constitutional Ammendent,
passed by both the Senate and the House, agreed to by the Supreme Court, and then
put on the ballot for the people to vote"yea or nay".
I do think that there should be term limits for Congressmen and Senators, some who serve
well into their 90's.
2006-09-28 09:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-06 08:10:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think presidents like bush should pay back all the money they spent to everyone in the excited states of america who have been hurt the most by his policies. There must be a law that he is liable.
His term in office should be limited to when a bill doesn't pass, he is out!
2006-09-28 09:35:47 · answer #7 · answered by snorkelman_37 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Asolutely not. The government was set up with a system of checks and balances. One way to make sure the President doesn't get too much power is the current limit.
2006-09-28 09:34:37 · answer #8 · answered by matt b 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hell no. I think that is what Bush would like to do. But then that would be a dictatorship not a democracy. 2 terms is plenty. Especially for presidents like Bush.
2006-09-28 09:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by Wondering 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, two terms is enough. This will keep us a free nation and not moved into a dictatorship. I would like to see term limits expanded to congress too.
2006-09-28 09:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋