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Professor: Obama Should Be Allowed to Run for a Third Term
thecollegefix ^ | 11/29/13 | n harden

Posted on 11/29/2013 8:37:24 AM PST by bestintxas

In The Washington Post, Jonathan Zimmerman, a history professor from NYU, has written an article claiming that all of America’s problems would be soloved–GET THIS–if only we would allow Barack Obama to run for a third term!

He wants to amend the Constitution and abolish presidential term limits.

Zimmerman writes that Obama–whose approval rating is at an all time low of 37%–would be much more effective at governing if he could stand for re-election in 2016 because then he’d be less likely to “ignore” the will of the American people. “It’s time to put that power back where it belongs,” he writes. “Barack Obama should be allowed to stand for re election just as citizens should be allowed to vote for — or against — him. Anything less diminishes our leaders and ourselves.”

We don’t know whether to shake our head in disbelief, or burst out laughing.

This professor admits that only a third of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing in office, yet he wants us to believe that we’d be better off if he were able to be president until the year 2020–and beyond?

That’s some strange logic.

Just one week ago, the very same newspaper ran a story predicting that if the 2012 election were held now, Mitt Romney would win the White House, not Obama.

Right now, this country has a serious case of voter’s remorse. Therefore the timing for this call for a potential third Obama term couldn’t be worse.

If we were going to go to the trouble of amending the Constitution, I think more Americans would be interested in adding the power to recall this president than would be interested in giving him a third term.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: academicbias; doubledown; dummycrats; jonathanzimmerman; newyork; newyorkcity; nyu; obama; stuckonstupid; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Ubama is moving on to another position he is ineligible for, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

All of a sudden, he will be from Kenya after all.

61 posted on 11/29/2013 9:38:00 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Perdogg

Like anyone in the Obama White House has been paying attention to the Constitution......


62 posted on 11/29/2013 9:38:10 AM PST by fivecatsandadog
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

> Why? What one thing has he done that is positive? A third term would allow him just enough time to screw things up royally!

He’s more than accomplshed that with his second term. We’re probavly going to learn later that Professor Zimmerman’s wife isa friend of Hillary, Moochie, or any otherMuslim that has infiltrated the WH and that the Obama administration put him up to it after paying him a heavy consulting fee....


63 posted on 11/29/2013 9:39:11 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: The Great RJ
Look at Venezuela ad Nicaragua as examaples of how democratically elected thugs make themselves dictators.

And Germany.

64 posted on 11/29/2013 9:40:50 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP
"Why bother? Obama only obeys laws when he agrees with them. If he decided to run, who would stop him? Republicans? Don’t make me laugh."

I agree 100%...many of us called this one long ago. He will do as he damn well pleases and the peasants will like it. The ONLY thing in his way is that the Clintons will suddenly decide they LIKE that part of the Constitution.

65 posted on 11/29/2013 9:41:03 AM PST by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: bestintxas

Next he’ll want to make Obummer Pres. for Life!


66 posted on 11/29/2013 9:41:32 AM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: mountainlion

No, Gitmo with his friends.


67 posted on 11/29/2013 9:42:00 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: C210N
> I think what is intended here is a Constitutional amendment that would be retroactive, and apply to 0bama, and only 0. Probably specify that while each of the first two terms are 4years each, the third is a life term.

Hell, if they want to do that, why bother with amending the Constitution? Just tear the thing up and declare Obama dictator for life. It's not like there isn't plenty of precedent around the globe for the past umpteen thousand years. The Founders hoped to avoid that kind of crap here, but in reality the only thing stopping a would-be dictator is the will of the people to resist that kind of crap.

My fear for America is that too many people would indeed be perfectly okay with a dictator. Just as in the time of the Founders, a large percentage of colonists wanted an American king. Scares the hell out of me, I'll tell ya.

68 posted on 11/29/2013 9:42:51 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: Macoozie

In order to be VP under the Constitution, you have to be eligible to be President. So BO could not be VP. (Of course, they could disregard the Constitution, but then why not just leave the ticket the way it is?)


69 posted on 11/29/2013 9:43:38 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Pharmboy

Blech.... typical liberal academic twit, overpaid to brainwash the fresh young brains with “progressive” (I hate that term) liberal crap.


70 posted on 11/29/2013 9:44:33 AM PST by fivecatsandadog
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To: vette6387

The gret Ludwig von Mises used to teach at NYU. It has gone decidedly downhill.


71 posted on 11/29/2013 9:44:48 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: bestintxas

Why stop there? Just abolish the constitution and put the royal court of Obama/Reid/Pelosi in charge of everything.


72 posted on 11/29/2013 9:45:23 AM PST by tips up (Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.)
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To: bestintxas

Every time a liberal opens his mouth he proves that liberalism is a mental disease.


73 posted on 11/29/2013 9:49:57 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: bestintxas

The “professor” needs to be visited by an off-duty, returning from overseas, Marine, in a coffee shop.

If that doesn’t shake his bones, “in ferro veritas”!


74 posted on 11/29/2013 9:50:25 AM PST by Terry L Smith
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To: bestintxas

He is as eligible to run for a third term as he was for his first and second.


75 posted on 11/29/2013 10:04:19 AM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: bestintxas
Anybody who wants to push back on this terrible idea of the professor's, here's his contact information:  photo JonathanZimmerman_zps79417c82.jpg Also 2 Links: (he's on between 2:42 and 3:11 on the first one: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-8-2012/the-socialist-network http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCtFieEB3k
76 posted on 11/29/2013 10:06:21 AM PST by HotHunt
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To: bestintxas

This learned academician of highest integrity more than likely has a grant request submitted to the government to feather his bed even further. He knows outright no one or anyone can take his assertion with any credence.

It is just shameless promotion for publish, get granted or die.


77 posted on 11/29/2013 10:07:05 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: bestintxas
This worship of despots is just creepy *and* scary

Keep your powder dry folks. Rough waters ahead.

78 posted on 11/29/2013 10:07:25 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: bestintxas
congress is not doing its mandated job which they have sworn to uphold.

What about the president? Does your speech also apply to him? What specifically is Boehner not doing that make him the target of your diatribe? Now be specific and not generalities...
79 posted on 11/29/2013 10:10:56 AM PST by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS.. We are DOOMED for several generations. . Who cares? Dem's did and voted!)
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To: bestintxas

The professor obviously believes he and his will be exempt from future “Laws of the Land” and be moved to the head of the elite list.


80 posted on 11/29/2013 10:14:25 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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