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Repeal of the 22nd Amendment
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Published 2/20/2006 04:41:00 PM
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I had to say no, simply because they would rig the elections and keep us stuck with the boy emperor. I constitutionally hate term limits...I ought to have the freedom of choice to keep someone I like. But with Diebold, I can't say to repeal.
It sucks when you have to give up freedom to be safe from the takers of it...I don't see old Ben foreseeing something like this.
Good evening, Wild Clover.
Interesting point you make, there. Now I know what to write for my quote of the day.
The Dark Wraith thanks Wild Clover for an inspiration.
William Jefferson Clinton may have been a Democrat, but he was a continuation of the poisonous politics of the Regan-Bush years. So many things he could have done but didn't. So many things he could have refrained from, but did.
He wasn't as bad as W, but he set us up for W, sure as the day is long and exhausting.
Forget what they say, Look at what they DO...
As George Washington so wisely grasped, two is enough.
- oddjob
I had to say no also, for the same reasons as wild clover. Just can't take the chance.
matters of principle shouldn't be decided on the basis of personality. wasn't the 22nd passed in response to fdr?
bubba did some good stuff, but he failed us all big time. if two terms is correct in principle, let it stand. term limits may be required to break the hold of incumbents on congressional seats, an undemocratic situation. ditto (part of my campaign to reclaim ditto) for the senate.
oh, good morning dark wraith. and clover and gypsy.
wasn't the 22nd passed in response to fdr?
Yes, by the Republicans - who have since suffered the most for doing it.
- oddjob
*reads this thing that he'd blogged about before (not that this would change anything, or makes it any less evil that it's still around) and hoped it would die a quick and brutal death, and runs screaming off into the distance...*
I like the idea of term limits. Losing the oppotunity to retain a great politican (if there is such a bird), is a risk well worth taking when we live in a society where 51% of the voting population is dumb enough to vote Bush in for a second term. Can you imagine a third?
Can you imagine a third?
I'm not going there.
You can't make me.
Well as I stated on NBF, I oppose term limits and have many reasons for that, much of which would drag me kicking toward the hypothetical, a collective waste of time. What I would like to see energy put toward is reform of the electoral system, campaign finance reform, and changes in ballot accesss laws that create unnecessary burdensome barriers for third party candidates.
Restrict the damned SCOTUS appointments to 8 years instead! And get rid of our tax code. (we had quite a lengthy comment thread about the flat tax recently I wish you could have weighed in on, DW) I have to say term limits are like, number 968 on my list of pet ruminations... :)
And what 'principle'? The same principle that alleges checks and balances, that fosters the ruse of participatory Democracy by a brainwashed fox-trodden populace? The principle of freely elected leaders does not seem compatible with arbitrary restrictions like age, and term limits. Perhaps if Asswipe Dubya had even the slightest regard for the wishes of the people, he might at least put forth the pretense of giving a shit about responsive governance. Now he need only worry about the strategy of which states to stay clear of, lest he bestow his corrupt taint on midterm republicrats.
In a Parliamentary system, the Prime Minister can remain in charge for as long as Parliament will have him. But in a Presidential, i.e. quasi-monarchial system, there has to be some kind of limit.
Dark Wraith, Didn't you have an alternate button for white backgrounds? I need a different color for Consider The Boot. Ok Now I'm just muttering in pseudo-wakefulness...
Monarchy or Theocracy? Which was that again?
Both, Lily.
I don't think I'd want Clinton back although if I had a choice, I certainly wouldn't want chimp boy back again.