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El Salvador scraps term limits, paving way for Bukele to rule indefinitely
BBC ^ | 08/01/2025 | Share Save Chris Graham

Posted on 08/01/2025 7:21:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 08/01/2025 7:21:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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INB4 someone yells DICTATOR!


2 posted on 08/01/2025 7:22:32 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: BenLurkin

....but our sacred democracy?


3 posted on 08/01/2025 7:27:55 AM PDT by nitzy (I don’t trust good looking country singers or fat doctors.)
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To: BenLurkin

I guess people are so happy they don’t live in fear of their lives from gang shootings anymore.


4 posted on 08/01/2025 7:30:05 AM PDT by KittyKares
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To: BenLurkin

No term limits on senators, Congress critters, SCOTUS, district judges. But POTUS is term limited? Illogical at best.


5 posted on 08/01/2025 7:33:03 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (TERM LIMITS is the ONLY WAY to get rid of corrupt cas filreer politicians. )
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To: BenLurkin

Stupid BBC Brits and their ruler/subject mentality. It is not that he can “rule” indefinitely. Bukele “governs”, “holds office:”, “remains in office”, “can be reelected”.

By the way Brit azzwipes... how long can a Brit Prime Minister “rule”. Oh that’s right, there IS no limit.


6 posted on 08/01/2025 7:33:37 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: KittyKares

Highly divisive.

Because the gangsters don’t like how effective he is.


7 posted on 08/01/2025 7:33:48 AM PDT by TheConservator
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To: BenLurkin

SMART - Going to be tougher of the US Leftists to push him out of power.


8 posted on 08/01/2025 7:34:48 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: FrankRizzo890

No need to yell it.


9 posted on 08/01/2025 7:35:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Noooooooo!!!

This is where you go from hero to zero.

Bukele has accomplished the impossible. He is well and deservingly respected around the world for his accomplishments despite a liberal media which will hate him for being a devout Christian and conservative no matter what he does.

But if he moves in this direction, his legacy will be one of a dictator, not a hero that rebuilt a nation.

Don’t do it no matter how tempting it is!!!

Be a George Washington, not a Saddam Hussein.


10 posted on 08/01/2025 7:35:16 AM PDT by Red6
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THIS GUY is the REAL WINNER people should be rooting for, apparently.


11 posted on 08/01/2025 7:37:39 AM PDT by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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Having no term limits may seem like a good idea at the moment, but I guarantee you, it will eventually bite them on the butt.


12 posted on 08/01/2025 7:39:00 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Bobbyvotes

Term limits were implied for Congress, by the founding fathers. Unfortunately, they somehow underestimated the depths to which our society would sink.


13 posted on 08/01/2025 7:41:07 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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I hope this is a political theater.

I hope this is where Bukele comes out and says, “no no, I’ll go when my constitutional time is up.”

That would really cement his legacy as a good guy, and a little show is ok. All politicians have to put on a show to some extent.


14 posted on 08/01/2025 7:42:57 AM PDT by Red6
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When term limits for the presidency became law, the current president (Harry Truman) was grandfathered in. Truman could have run for more terms had he wished.

That’s the way it must be done for Congressional term limits. You will get the support of current members only if you grandfather them in.

Then it becomes quite doable.


15 posted on 08/01/2025 7:54:43 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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Cuts both ways. Some are too good to replace. Some serve past their sell by date-think Biden. Some you can’t gamble with potential replacements-think Senators Johnson and Collins for different reasons. Buelke too.

I would think term limits would hurt democrats more. They live for this $hit. Let them fight amongst themselves every 2 years. More entertaining too.


16 posted on 08/01/2025 8:02:57 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: BenLurkin

What is the current term limit for US Senators and House members?


17 posted on 08/01/2025 8:03:09 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: BenLurkin

U could do worse


18 posted on 08/01/2025 8:07:24 AM PDT by wardaddy (I am older but I try to be polite )
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To: BenLurkin

Making El Salvador Great Again.

I wish El Presidente the best of luck in his endeavors.


19 posted on 08/01/2025 8:11:54 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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Obama was so bad that I honestly expected the New York Times to call for him to be declared president for life.


20 posted on 08/01/2025 8:53:44 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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