H.j. Res 5

eulesseagle · June 30, 2009

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj111-5

Are the Democrats serious to try to repeal the limitations that a president can serve??

Currently, B. Hussain Obama is supporting the Honduran President to serve additional terms against that countries Constitutional law.

KRAM1 · June 30, 2009

Seems to me...in one regard...this might be the most "legal" and "official" reason for a Latin American country coup ever. A coup in support of the nation's constitution. Interesting to think about is it not?

eulesseagle · June 30, 2009

Not really a coup in the general sense of the term. The military was acting on order from the legislature and supreme court to uphold the constitution......you know....."the rule of law."

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Amazing that B.Hussain Obama would like to see the Honduran dictator, who was removed, be placed back in office....thus usurping the Constitution.....almost kinda like what he has been doing here......you know like owning an auto company, owning some banks, attempting to nationalize health care, firing heads of private companies, forcing banks to take TARP $$, getting ready to let ACORN do the census, firing government employees for investigating his buddies for embezlement......the list kinda goes on but I hear my nurse coming down the hall to give me my medications and force me to take a nap. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Edited June 30, 2009 by eulesseagle

drex · June 30, 2009

Fascinating that the moron from New York is proposing such actions. First, it takes two thirds of both houses, then it takes three fourths of the states to radify it. Aren't there any democrats who would like to be president in the next 10 years? His majesty Obama's poll numbers are also falling. I imagine that the American people will have quite enough of Obama in four or eight years.

KRAM1 · June 30, 2009

Some have had enough in his first 100 days! Count me as one of those.

The Fake Lonnie Finch · June 30, 2009

I'm for this and have been for years.

Part of the problem in American politics is that in our "co-equal" form of government, no one is term-limited except the President. Therefore, during a second term, the entire Congress - both his party and the opposing party - can simply ignore a president. That's why the second terms of Reagan, Clinton, and Bush II were so chaotic. No one in either party had to pay even the slightest deferrence to them anymore.

Further, it has led to a president's second term being nothing more than a series of grandstanding act by the clowns in both parties who think they are going to run during the next presidential election. To me, all branches or none should be term limited. If the Judicial and Legislative Branches aren't term limited, then neither should the Executive Branch. So, either repeal the 22nd Amendment, or add one that term limits everyone.

My long-time term limit plan:

12 years for everyone who is elected-

6 House terms, 2 Senate terms, and 3 Presidential terms

24 years for everyone appointed-

Federal judges, Supreme Court Justices

CMJ · June 30, 2009

This is one of those things that probably gets brought up nearly every Congress. It'll never see the light of day.

emmitt01 · June 30, 2009

I'm for this and have been for years.
Part of the problem in American politics is that in our "co-equal" form of government, no one is term-limited except the President. Therefore, during a second term, the entire Congress - both his party and the opposing party - can simply ignore a president. That's why the second terms of Reagan, Clinton, and Bush II were so chaotic. No one in either party had to pay even the slightest deferrence to them anymore.
Further, it has led to a president's second term being nothing more than a series of grandstanding act by the clowns in both parties who think they are going to run during the next presidential election. To me, all branches or none should be term limited. If the Judicial and Legislative Branches aren't term limited, then neither should the Executive Branch. So, either repeal the 22nd Amendment, or add one that term limits everyone.
My long-time term limit plan:
12 years for everyone who is elected-
6 House terms, 2 Senate terms, and 3 Presidential terms
24 years for everyone appointed-
Federal judges, Supreme Court Justices

Agree, except for the Supreme Court portion. I think the lifetime terms are essential to their being able to rule without fear of repurcussion.

Baby Arm! · June 30, 2009

My long-time term limit plan:
12 years for everyone who is elected-
6 House terms, 2 Senate terms, and 3 Presidential terms
24 years for everyone appointed-
Federal judges, Supreme Court Justices

How the heck does this solve anything? Your plan doesn't solve any of the harms you listed, it only moves the problem to the presidents third term instead of the second. It also causes further disadvantages in that you expand the problems to the House, Senate, and judiciary by adding term limits there and creating lame ducks in there last terms.

UNT90 · July 1, 2009

How the heck does this solve anything? Your plan doesn't solve any of the harms you listed, it only moves the problem to the presidents third term instead of the second. It also causes further disadvantages in that you expand the problems to the House, Senate, and judiciary by adding term limits there and creating lame ducks in there last terms.

Leave the Presidential terms the way they are and make term limits one term for all of congress, thus eliminating, or severely reducing, the effect of lobbying. Turn them over every single election, eliminating the huge sense of entitlement of incumbants on both sides of the isle. It'll do them good to see how real Americans live for a change.

Don't get the 24 year limit on judges, only because most don't serve that long in one position, especially at the supreme court level.