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Presidential Re-election vs. single 6-year term

JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,185
edited October 2012 in A Moving Train
What are everyone's thoughts on a single 6-year term for the office of President? I am in favor of it. Does it make sense to have the President (not Obama -- I am talking about every President) take time away from doing their job to seek re-election? I don't think it does. Debating, campaigning, meeting donors, all of these things should be beneath the POTUS once they have been elected to the highest office we have. A single four year term would be too short while an eight year term would be too long, but six makes for a nice compromise.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I would like to see this in addition to term limits on members of congress and the senate.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,090
    keeponrockin wrote:
    I would like to see this in addition to term limits on members of congress and the senate.

    Yeah, that sounds reasonable to me as well.
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  • whygohomewhygohome Posts: 2,305
    Senators: Three 3 year terms, or Two 4 year terms.

    Representative: Two 3 year terms, or Three 2 year terms.

    President: One 5 year term? Or, keep it as is, but put restrictions on campaigning; i.e., time spent on campaign trail; overturn Citizens United; limit campaign ads (?);...............
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    i could maybe get behind changing the presidential term.

    normally i would agree that 4 years is enough for any one man to get their agenda in motion. but then i look at what has happened these last 4 years with nearly 100% republican opposition and then i think if obama had a 6 year term we would have an additional 2 years of stonewalling, birtherism, and spending time repealing things before anything at all in the way of progress would get done.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I like a longer six-year, one-time term across the board.

    House of Representatives is a ridiculous non-stop campaign w/ a two year cycle.

    It would be a refreshing change to have a system where the person you elect only focuses on their job instead of the mess we now have.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,185
    Agreed that House members need their terms lengthened because two years does create a clusterfuck. Four year term, two term limit, rotating elections as in the Senate so only half of House members are running in any one cycle.
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    know1 wrote:
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    I wonder why...
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,185
    keeponrockin wrote:
    know1 wrote:
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    I wonder why...

    Its a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma.
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    JimmyV wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    know1 wrote:
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    I wonder why...

    Its a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma.

    Exactly.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • whygohomewhygohome Posts: 2,305
    keeponrockin wrote:
    know1 wrote:
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    I wonder why...

    It could happen if the people demanded it. The same goes for overturning Citizens United, ending the war in Afghanistan, holding Wall St. accountable, etc, etc, etc
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    whygohome wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    know1 wrote:
    Most everyone is in favor of term limits, yet we never even see a bill make a viable attempt at passing.
    I wonder why...

    It could happen if the people demanded it. The same goes for overturning Citizens United, ending the war in Afghanistan, holding Wall St. accountable, etc, etc, etc
    It's too easy to distract us with another foolish volley on abortion or gun control.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    They can easily get us to fight each other rather then focus on their failures.
  • whygohomewhygohome Posts: 2,305
    Jason P wrote:
    They can easily get us to fight each other rather then focus on their failures.

    Yes. it is our fault
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,185
    I'm not sure I ever see term limits for Congress becoming a reality, despite there being a solid case for them. We have seen term limits for POTUS established and relatively recently, so making a change there seems to be a good place to start.
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