I was reading some news about ex President Obama.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
August 8, 2018 8:09pm CST
At one point the reporter wondered if Obama´s wife would try to go for the US Presidency.
And I wondered whether ex President Obama could not run himself.
In my country, a President has to wait for a term to run again. But he or she can do it. I don´t know the laws in the US, but from the outside, it would be a wonderful change.
Enlighten me, American citizens: can it be done?
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
I know now. It is a pity though. Obama was a wonderful President.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
@LadyDuck Now if that is a way to refrain a man like Trump to become a lifelong dictator, we must be happy.
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
9 Aug 18
@marguicha I fully agree with you and it is a shame. Ten years is the maximum number of years, but two terms is the maximum consecutive.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 18
I am not an American Citizen but I have lived there for a decade. As far as my understanding goes, one can not run in election after two terms. Obama has already served two terms. This is a good law to prevent dictatorship and misuse of power.
Michelle Obama is a well educated graceful lady and with her experience as first lady, she can be a good choice for presidential candidate. But I heard her saying it loud that she is not interested. Maybe she changes her mind later. It would be good if she becomes president one day..the oldest democracy of the world has yet to get a woman as President.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
10 Aug 18
True. And she also has the experience of living with a very good politician and better human being (as I see it).
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
10 Aug 18
@arunima25 I hope he can at least help whoever goes into office for his party.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
10 Aug 18
@marguicha I agree!! President Obama is a good human being and that makes him so popular.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Aug 18
I don't know the rules in US, too. But Obama's wife has a very good education and she shall have enough relevant experience and she will be qualified to run the selection and it will be cool that she will be the President of USA one day.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
Yes. I agree about Michelle Obama. But actually I want to know if ex President can run again for President.
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@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Aug 18
They have a limit of 10 years maximum here, with each term being 4 years. So basically no he cant run again as he would have to quit after 2 years. He did 2 terms which equals 8 years. The vice president becomes president if something happens to the president. As long as that is not over 2 years long he can still do 2 full terms as president if he wishes to run and wins.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
9 Aug 18
The Twenty-Second Amendment says a person can only be ELECTED to be president two times for a total of eight years. This law was enacted after Franklin Delano Roosevelt left office. The only instance where a President could do more than two term now is in the rare case that Vice-President becomes President. The only possible example in my lifetime was that of President Lyndon B. Johnson. LBJ became President when he took over after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. In this case, LBJ was easily reelected in 1964. He could have ran again for another 4 year term in 1968, but to the surprise of most people, he chose not to run.
Michell Obama would really have guts to run for any elected office after their family had to endure the hatred and ugliness of small minded individuals.
Personally, I look foward to a more diverified Congress. We need to get rid of some of them "good 'ole (bigotted white) boys", whose narrowed mindedness prevented progress during the Obama Administration. Many Republican Congress people had confessed that the main objective of the new Republican majority in 2010, as intructed by the Republican leadship, namely Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner was to prevent anything that President Obama wanted, even if it was good for the country.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
@flpoolbum For many people from other countries (like myself) President Obama was an example of a good President. From the outside, we could see the progress he wanted.
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
It is a pity. Not for her, but maybe for the country.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
9 Aug 18
This posts has been very enlightening. Read the answers.
We must thank our friends here.
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