@BeschlossDC 22d amendment should be 3 terms. 2d term now mostly scandal/lame duck/legacy. "Threat" of 3d term keeps everyone sharp.
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@BeschlossDC Exhibit A: MexicoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Wilson was for the six-year single term right up til he became President, wasn't he?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC what do you think is the alternative then? Allow more than 2 terms? That sounds counter-intuitiveThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC But it could also make it harder for an opposition Congress to run out the clock with obstructionism and stop the government.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC I think all recent (from Carter forward) ex-potuses have agreed that a single 6-yr terms would be preferable, yes?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Hah. Read tweets in wrong order. ;) Thoughts on non-consecutive approach?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC just ask Jefferson Davis how it worked out for him. I believe the CSA constitution limited prez to one 6 year term.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC - Roman Co-Consuls served only 1 year at a time. Usually nonconsecutively. Could appoint dictator for 6 mos. Worked for 400 yrsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC This is why I think a parliamentary system is many ways superiorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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