Iran... the world's first country

[Dude! Sweet!]

And more imprtantly, I really hope Capps wins funnycar this year, he's due...

:sifone:

 

[Ratickle]

C'mon Chis... Pelosi and Boxer are both professional politicians that do little to benefit anyone but themselves.

Are you really saying that term limits wouldn't push out the hyper wealthly professionals and afford an opportunity to people that more accurately represent the sectrum of the constituancy?

Professional politicians should not ever, I repeat EVER, be voted for.....


Term limits don't seem to help. Until it is changed so votes cannot be bought, (like the verbal $1000 and free money BS that purchased the last election through votes by those who don't even pay a penny of tax), things will continue to deteriorate.

 

[Wobble]

this new guy they want to win..look him up..he is NOT the happy little reformist everyone thinks he is...

No he is not, from what I read though the "popular majority" see him as a first step in the right direction or the lesser of two evils depending

 

[Ted]

They were saying on TV this morning that a lot of his popularity is with women because of his wife. She is apparently well educated and reform minded and the women are drawn to her because of that.

 

[BBB725]

Can't wait to see how this reads tomorrow.

Looks like english:sifone:

 

[BBB725]

And term limits? We have that on every elected office in the country- it's called vote them out. While term limits sound good on the surface, in some cases it does more harm than good. States without them end up getting the powerful Senators and Representatives that hold key positions and wield great influence- often to the benefit of their state.

Why does the POTUS have a 2 term limit?

 

[fund razor]

Why does the POTUS have a 2 term limit?

Original fear of creating a king.

 

[Wobble]

Why does the POTUS have a 2 term limit?

To save them from the embarrassment of losing:cheers2:

 

[Ratickle]

Why does the POTUS have a 2 term limit?

After Roosevelt served more than two terms it was passed as a Constitutional Amendment and ratified by enough states in 1951. Roosevelt was becoming too much like a king to some. He actually served some of his third term then died in office.

Jefferson was the first to decline a third term due to reasoning at the time by Washington no more than two terms should be served (hence the King issue).

The biggest reason the Amendment almost did not pass, everyone was afraid Presidents would not be able to accomplish anything during their second term as a lame duck.

 

[Bobcat]

I thought george washington was the first to decline, he was offered prez for life?

 

[Ratickle]

I thought george washington was the first to decline, he was offered prez for life?

I guess that would be more accurate as a first. I didn't count him because he was first at everything. Jefferson was the first to decline citing the Washington verbal rule.

 

[MarylandMark]

two 6 year terms max- now a days the 1st 2 years are meeting people and then the next 2 are running for the next 4 years