Presidential term limitations, is 4 years enough?
By afarrell1
@afarrell1 (258)
United States
October 8, 2009 12:31pm CST
According to the AP Russia has just passed a law extending the length of the Russian Presidency from four to six years. The vote was 392/57!
Do you think that would be good for American presidents too? Instead of being stuck with a dud president for eight years, after six you could vote them out.
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3 responses
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
8 Oct 09
I think that 4 years are enough to make you know if the presiden'ts good to be re-elected or vote him out. On the other hand, bigger periods make governements more corrupt.
@afarrell1 (258)
• United States
8 Oct 09
good point.
I think any one who want's to go into politics has to have a little corruption in their hearts. I think is part of the job descriptions or something :)
@bestboy19 (5478)
• United States
8 Oct 09
We can vote a dud president out after four years. Why would we want to change it to six? How many terms are the Russia Presidents allowed?
@afarrell1 (258)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Russia allows two terms also. so now if they serve two terms is twelve years instead of eight - that's a whole other term.
I only say allowing six because most presidents are give both terms, 8 years with the thought being that during the first four they are really just laying the ground work for the second term. They have to dig out of what ever they inherited and then work on building relations with the houses and ground work for their policies.
It just seems to me at least there is a lot of time wasted during the four year term. Not to mention the cost savings to the nation by having fewer elections, and the lower number of opportunities for voter fraud.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
14 Oct 09
I guess it would depend on if it was party in the office or not!? I think I like the idea of being able to vote them out in four years.. Egads! What if we got stuck with one for twelve years!
