Have there always been term limits for presidents, since Washington, or were term limits eventually established?
2007-09-05 16:47:30 · 6 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-09-05 16:55:59 · update #1
No, it was inacted during the Truman presidency. It's the 23rd amendment I believe. FDR had been elected 4 times, and Grant almost won the Republican nomination and may have been elected a 3rd time. Up until FDR, presidents honored the precedent set by Washington, but they were not legally required to do so.
Edit, it appears I stand corrected, it was the 22nd amendment.
2007-09-05 16:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Term limits came after FDR.
Trouble is they didn't go far enough. I think that no one should serve more than one term in elected federal office in their lifetime. Free countries run by professionals is an oxymoron. When individuals spend their entire lives in office, especially if they get there because a relative was a politician, we have an insidious form of royalty.
Don't re elect nobody.
2007-09-05 16:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Republicans pushed for an amendment after FDR. An amendment was the only way to constitutionally tell the voters to stick it.
Open4one:
I disagree. If the people vote someone into office, why is that ever a bad thing? Are they required to stop liking someone after a term?
2007-09-05 16:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by Philip McCrevice 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Term limits were added after FDR.
2007-09-05 16:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by phillipk_1959 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To add to what Jeff said. 22nd amendment.
2007-09-05 16:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by Glen B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were enacted after FDR.
2007-09-05 16:52:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋