Term limits for the US president came about in what 1951? So why before then were they not needed and after that needed?
Who is going to win this election in November?
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Term limits for the US president came about in what 1951? So why before then were they not needed and after that needed?
Which makes you wrong.
Because I like apples but having them for every meal to the exclusion of all other nutrients is unhealthy.
It has already been covered in this thread that it was in reaction to FDR where people felt his Presidency was overlong.
Well, thanks for explaining! Which offices do you want term limits for, then? Or have you not thought that through?
Obviously enough of the electorate felt he was doing a good enough job to elect him 4 times.
It seems this portion of the conversation has gone circular and has basically ended because it's already been covered in this thread that some politicians (not necessarily FDR) do shitty jobs but the stupid electorate keeps them in office anyway. How many times they've been elected is not a reliable measure of quality.
There is no reliable measure of "quality" because different people want different things from their politicians.
You might think politician X from district Y sucks, but his constituents keep voting him in. Does that mean he sucks and his voters are stupid? Probably not--just means they have different priorities from you.
You might think politician X from district Y sucks, but his constituents keep voting him in. Does that mean he sucks and his voters are stupid? Probably not--just means they have different priorities from you.
Lol. This is hilarious. I dont know why people cant get their heads around the fact that term limits are a protection against dictatorship. That is literally all I am saying and all I have ever said. I didnt say they should be kept or should be gotten rid of. I didnt say they worked or didnt work. I didnt say there werent other protections.
God help me.
God help me.
If everyone is misunderstanding you, then you are probably not communicating clearly.
Not everyone. Just a few people who obviously have an agenda and cant see past it.
So if you think term limits are a protection against dictatorship then doesn't it follow you think they work and they should be kept?
And with that, I am done with this thread. Bye.
Yes, a dictator would simply change the laws and give him-/herself "legitimacy" that way.
We just have executive orders now to give it legitimacy lol
Well just cancel November 8. Who needs a pesky election?
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-election-cancel-230414#ixzz4OKZhpcsU
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-election-cancel-230414#ixzz4OKZhpcsU
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