Posted on 02/29/2020 6:18:53 AM PST by USA Conservative
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Trump has voiced support for congressional term limits. During the 2016 presidential campaign that he would push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
After he became President in 2018 he tweeted: I recently had a terrific meeting with a bipartisan group of freshman lawmakers who feel very strongly in favor of Congressional term limits. I gave them my full support and endorsement for their efforts.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991028027785138177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E991028027785138177&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rightjournalism.com%2Fvideo-president-trump-suggests-the-senate-should-pass-term-limits-for-his-presidency-of-25-years%2F
Last night there was an interesting moment when he suggested that maybe the Senate should limit his presidency on 25 years so that he can keep making America great.
Video below: https://twitter.com/conservativma/status/1233577752705556480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1233577752705556480&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rightjournalism.com%2Fvideo-president-trump-suggests-the-senate-should-pass-term-limits-for-his-presidency-of-25-years%2F Trump could evoke a powerful precedent: Ronald Reagan.
During his second term in 1987, Reagan stated that he would start a “movement” to repeal the 22nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which limits presidents to two terms in office — a movement Trump could try to revive.
The Democrats, on the other hand, think that a single-term presidency is the best option.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Americans limited delegates to Congress to no more than “three years in any term of six years”; the president was not to serve “more than one year in any term of three years.” Yet the U.S. Constitution did not explicitly mandate either presidential or congressional term limits. Some wanted George Washington to be president for life, but he was too burned out to pursue a third term. It was Thomas Jefferson who established the two-term custom.
The option of a single-term presidency has been considered throughout U.S. history. In 1912, the Democratic Party platform formally called for a single presidential term; the following year, the Senate approved a constitutional amendment to that effect. Former President Woodrow Wilson then had the proposed amendment discreetly killed when Congress went out of session.
After Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wartime bids for a third and fourth term had been futilely opposed by presidential candidates Wendell Wilkie and Thomas E. Dewey, the Senate soundly defeated a proposal to limit all federal officials to a single six-year term in 1947. The Senate then adopted the 22nd amendment, which was ratified by the states in 1951. In 1979, Jimmy Carter argued in favor of a single-term presidency on the grounds that no matter what he did, people would question whether it was a selfish “campaign ploy” or “genuinely done in the best interest of our country.”
Do you agree with the proposal of President Trump or you support the Dems idea of one-term President?
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Bingo. End benefits for public employees; let them buy it out of pocket like the people do. If you make it easy to make it a career, they'll stay forever.
That would work, too so long as that separated second term is the last one.
Pretty sure DJT was elected in 2016 and “became” President in 2017. Unless it really was Obama who was President until 2018 and actually was the one to get the economy back on track like he said . . .
I was watching the rally and I heard what he said and how he said it. If anyone takes this seriously then they may as well give up thinking all together. Trump was obviously just having fun with it. It was not even just a short comment. Go back and listen to it.
And I suggest that everyone scratch this fake news site from their list of reputable sources.
The term limits needed most are for congressmen and senators! Two terms, then out to live under the laws you passed.
Unelected bureaucrats must be denied "power" by shifting them about from agency to agency, so they can't get their fiefdoms set up and running. Any good administrator can effectively administrate any agency by referring to the files containing the rules and following them. For operations requiring specialized expertise, have consultants on retainer.
I think ONE TERM for Representatives and ONE TERM for Senators is what we should have. They start working on reelection the first day they take office and if there wasn’t another term looming, they’d have to work for a change.
Imagine that - two solid years of work for the House members and six solid years of work for the Senators..and boom - you’re out of here - back where you came from and NO LOBBYING!
For president - I’ll have to think on that for awhile!
Donald J Trump PRESIDENT FOR LIFE!
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