April 04, 2007

Random Thought About Presidential Term Limits

Why not amend the Constitution to allow Presidents to serve any number of terms -- but no more than two consecutive ones?

Not only would this make Bill Clinton a possible candidate again, but it would keep the virtues of the current term-limit rule -- forcing a degree of regime change -- while reducing both of the worst effects of lame-duck status: the pointless Presidency and the lack of constraint on politicians who know they need never face the voters again.

Not that it would do any good with the current office-holder, who is a lame duck no matter what as the electorate has (finally) soured on him, but you can't have everything. (The cure to the current problem is already found in the Constitution.)


Posted by Michael : April 4, 2007 12:08 AM | Law: Constitutional Law | TechnoLinks
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