8+ More Years!
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, General PoliticsSome think the 22nd Amendment is a nice addition to the Constitution, since the original document never set any term limits for being President of the United States. However, some disagree.
A Democrat Rep. named Howard Berman has introduced legislation to repeal the amendment. From the LA Daily News:
“I don’t like arbitrary term limits,” said Berman, who has represented his Van Nuys district since 1982.“I think our country was better off because Franklin Delano Roosevelt was able to run for a fourth term,” Berman said. “Imposing an arbitrary limit makes no sense.”
Others think he has a good point.
UCLA School of Law professor Daniel Lowenstein said he finds term limits “destructive,” but more so in the state Legislature than at the presidential level.“Simply the quality of the work that they do is harmed tremendously by term limits,” he said of state legislators.
Of the 22nd Amendment, Lowenstein said, “I don’t think you can say that presidential term limits, since they were adopted, have had a serious negative effect.”
Still, he added, “People should have the opportunity to vote for the person they want to.”
Well, hey I’m not closed off to thinking about this. If somebody is doing a good job then why not?
What do you all think?
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