2 year term. Good or bad.

[Combwork]

As I understand it, unless in time of war no U.S. president can hold office for more than two consecutive terms. This might have made sense in the days when large sections of the public were denied the vote but now?

If you have a spectacularly good president, someone universally respected, why should they be forced from office after 8 years?

[piece-itpete]

We've already had one President for Life in spite of G. Washingtons' disapproval.

Be careful, the GOP will reanimate Reagan

Btw, no exceptions, war, whatever. It never ceases to amaze me that we held elections at all during the civil war.

Pete

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Combwork

As I understand it, unless in time of war no U.S. president can hold office for more than two consecutive terms. This might have made sense in the days when large sections of the public were denied the vote but now?

If you have a spectacularly good president, someone universally respected, why should they be forced from office after 8 years?

Do some research on why the two limit term came about. Yeah the Republicans were behind it....

[piece-itpete]

Washington was a Republican?

One of the reasons I strongly dislike FDR was his cavalier attitude towards it.

Pete

[Wasillaguy]

I know you meant 2 term limit in your thread title, but Freud got to you. Now we know you really favor reducing each term to only 2 years, and I kinda agree. Between moving in and moving out, they'd barely have time to feck up anything.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Washington was a Republican?

One of the reasons I strongly dislike FDR was his cavalier attitude towards it.

Pete

Washington wasn't behind it.

FDR was certainly one of the two greatest presidents we ever had and Washington isn't the other one.

John

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Washington wasn't behind it.

FDR was certainly one of the two greatest presidents we ever had and Washington isn't the other one.

John

That could be argued. FWIW, David McCullough considers him the best as he had the opportunity to essentially become our own King George and chose not to. Instead, he restrained any ambition he may have had in service of the nation and set the precedent for all future Presidents.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

That could be argued. FWIW, David McCullough considers him the best as he had the opportunity to essentially become our own King George and chose not to. Instead, he restrained any ambition he may have had in service of the nation and set the precedent for all future Presidents.

So, he's one of out greatest because of what he didn't do.

John

[Bigerik]

Originally Posted by Boreas

So, he's one of out greatest because of what he didn't do.

John

Some would say that is the definition of a great politician.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Be careful, the GOP will reanimate Reagan Pete

He would have to run as a Dem...