Subj : Re: Larry King To : weirdwolf From : Finnigann Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 10:53:00 -=> weirdwolf wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- we> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape we> "Finnigann" wrote in we> news:43166C69.330.farscape@bnb.synchro.net: > To: weirdwolf > -=> weirdwolf wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- > > > > > It works pretty well most of the time. If the actors aren't > > criminals. > > we> You see as a pessimist I would much rather have several methods > of we> getting rid of somebody inept or criminal than have to suffer > them we> until the next election. Getting them set up in place before > the system we> is required in the certain knowledge that one day you > will pick a dud we> again. I do however rather like your two terms > custom, it is one that we> would have served us well over here in the > last few years. I always we> wondered however why they stuck with a > set time period for terms and we> elections always struck me as > rather inflexible. > > > You know, that it wasn't writen into the constitution. FDR had four > terms. The congress feared popular presidents might just grow to love > the job and the people would just keep on vote'n 'em back in. So the > set the two term limit. > > Else it would STILL be President Clinton... and not that turd tosser > from exas. we> I was under the impression that it wasn't actually written anywhere as we> a hard and fast rule but it was as I said a custom that had originally we> started because Washington had only served two terms. we> I believe in theory that a president could if he wished to declare a we> state of war and extend his term idefinitely. Maybe so... http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html#Am22 .... Remember ladies, lights out at 9:00. Candles out at 10:00 --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .