Term Limits (15)
lalasierralos angeles, California USA147 Threads 67 Polls 935 PostsShould term limits on the Executive Branch of government be enforced?
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lalasierra: Should term limits on the Executive Branch of government be enforced?
We should have term limits for members of congress, and no lifetime benefits when they leave office.
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In response to: Should term limits on the Executive Branch of government be enforced?
Yes it should.If they screw up once they're out and absolutely no second chances.
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We the people should get rid of all these goons, which do nothing but feed their wallet with our money. The hell with Executive Branch of government. 
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No, I don't believe in term limits. Term limits are an artificial form of choosing a public servant which usurps the right of the people to choose. If an elected official is doing a good job and the majority of the people are happy with the job he/she is doing, why should the person be forced to leave office? You know, we already have term limits, it called VOTING.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
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ooby_dooby: No, I don't believe in term limits. Term limits are an artificial form of choosing a public servant which usurps the right of the people to choose. If an elected official is doing a good job and the majority of the people are happy with the job he/she is doing, why should the person be forced to leave office? You know, we already have term limits, it called VOTING.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
I agree.Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
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ooby_dooby: No, I don't believe in term limits. Term limits are an artificial form of choosing a public servant which usurps the right of the people to choose. If an elected official is doing a good job and the majority of the people are happy with the job he/she is doing, why should the person be forced to leave office? You know, we already have term limits, it called VOTING.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
are you serious? the last time that happened was with bush jr and reagan. We don't need another king fdr.
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galrads: are you serious? the last time that happened was with bush jr and reagan. We don't need another king fdr.
What are you saying? Are you saying that but for term limits George W Bush would have been re-elected? Are you crazy? Bush was lucky he wasn't kicked out of office.------ This thread is Archived ------
galrads: are you serious? the last time that happened was with bush jr and reagan. We don't need another king fdr.
Speaking of FDR, When you retire if you haven't already, you will be receiving a check every month from Social Security so you don't have to beg on the street. FDR did that.Your savings acct is insured by FDIC so in case of a bank failure you wont lose your money. FDR did that.
If you invest in the stock market there's a watchdog agency keeping tabs on fraudulent transactions called the SEC. FDR did that.
If you're a farmer you can get insurance against crop failure like what corn farmers experienced recently in the Midwest called Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). FDR did that.
He abolished child labor with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) brought electricity to millions of families in Appalachia. FDR did that too.
No president since FDR has even come close to accomplishing what he did. Unlike politicians today who do nothing but go on recess, he actually got things done.
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ooby_dooby: Speaking of FDR, When you retire if you haven't already, you will be receiving a check every month from Social Security so you don't have to beg on the street. FDR did that.
Your savings acct is insured by FDIC so in case of a bank failure you wont lose your money. FDR did that.
If you invest in the stock market there's a watchdog agency keeping tabs on fraudulent transactions called the SEC. FDR did that.
If you're a farmer you can get insurance against crop failure like what corn farmers experienced recently in the Midwest called Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). FDR did that.
He abolished child labor with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) brought electricity to millions of families in Appalachia. FDR did that too.
No president since FDR has even come close to accomplishing what he did. Unlike politicians today who do nothing but go on recess, he actually got things done.
Your savings acct is insured by FDIC so in case of a bank failure you wont lose your money. FDR did that.
If you invest in the stock market there's a watchdog agency keeping tabs on fraudulent transactions called the SEC. FDR did that.
If you're a farmer you can get insurance against crop failure like what corn farmers experienced recently in the Midwest called Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). FDR did that.
He abolished child labor with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) brought electricity to millions of families in Appalachia. FDR did that too.
No president since FDR has even come close to accomplishing what he did. Unlike politicians today who do nothing but go on recess, he actually got things done.
King FDR served almost twice as many terms as president; nearly four.. He never accomplished more in 8-years than any two-term president, except maybe jimmy carter. And things he got passed through congress are debatable as to what value they held then and now... Especially that ponzu scheme called social security. I
won't see a penny from and I'm glad not to.
Of the programs you mention, two are good but weak. I don't see FDIC preventing everyone from losing any savings in an insured account. Do the math. TVA was a good idea but one long extension cord could probably done the Job then, given the demand existing there the.
Btw: I believe Churchill tipped FDR off on Japan's intent in time to avoid the thousands of casualties at Pearl Harbor.
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galrads: King FDR served almost twice as many terms as president; nearly four.. He never accomplished more in 8-years than any two-term president, except maybe jimmy carter. And things he got passed through congress are debatable as to what value they held then and now... Especially that ponzu scheme called social security. I
won't see a penny from and I'm glad not to.
Of the programs you mention, two are good but weak. I don't see FDIC preventing everyone from losing any savings in an insured account. Do the math. TVA was a good idea but one long extension cord could probably done the Job then, given the demand existing there the.
Btw: I believe Churchill tipped FDR off on Japan's intent in time to avoid the thousands of casualties at Pearl Harbor.
Even if Churchill knew about the impending Pearl Harbor attack (doubtful) he probably wouldn't have told FDR because:won't see a penny from and I'm glad not to.
Of the programs you mention, two are good but weak. I don't see FDIC preventing everyone from losing any savings in an insured account. Do the math. TVA was a good idea but one long extension cord could probably done the Job then, given the demand existing there the.
Btw: I believe Churchill tipped FDR off on Japan's intent in time to avoid the thousands of casualties at Pearl Harbor.
"In Churchill's history of The Second World War he wrote of his emotions upon hearing that Japan had attacked United States forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Only "silly people, and there were many,” underestimated American strength. For him, the entry of the United States into the war meant that the ultimate outcome—favorable for his country—was now assured. Feeling "the greatest joy” that the attack had arrayed his mother's country on the side of Britain, he “went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful.”
Churchill wanted America to enter the second world war so why would he alert FDR about an event that would assure he got his wish?
The only reason you guys badmouth FDR is because he was a Democrat, if he was a Republican you'd be singing his praises the way you do for Reagan.
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Forgot the link.
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galrads: We should have term limits for members of congress, and no lifetime benefits when they leave office.
Amen, that's the way our founders envisioned it, come to Washington, serve a term, maybe two, and go home. No lifetime benefits, no exempting themselves from the laws they pass, etc.
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ooby_dooby: No, I don't believe in term limits. Term limits are an artificial form of choosing a public servant which usurps the right of the people to choose. If an elected official is doing a good job and the majority of the people are happy with the job he/she is doing, why should the person be forced to leave office? You know, we already have term limits, it called VOTING.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
Where there should be a form of term limits it's the Supreme Court. Not only are SC judges appointed by the president, and not chosen by the people, they get to keep the job until they drop dead. That is fundamentally wrong and can and does lead to a polarized, politicized court.
Which congressman is doing a good job, there must be one but he's hard to find. The people keep electing the guys that spend the most of our money in their district, it's called buying votes.
We should go back to the way it was originally set up for Senators, let the state governors choose them instead of electing them.
You're right about the Supreme Court, their terms should be limited, the way it's set up one president, if he gets to select several judges, can effect our legal system for decades.
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