Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 13:42:52 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John I wrote in news:Xns96C452E39BA20oiwhnanri@66.26.32.8: > weirdwolf wrote: > >> Tyler Trafford wrote in >> news:3nne77F2c0muU1@individual.net: >> >>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>> "Finnigann" wrote in >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> I was under the impression that it wasn't actually written anywhere >>>> as a hard and fast rule but it was as I said a custom that had >>>> originally started because Washington had only served two terms. >>>> I believe in theory that a president could if he wished to declare >>>> a >>>> state of war and extend his term idefinitely. >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_St >>> at es_Constitution >>> >> >> Well bugger me, I did not know that. Of course it maybe due to the >> fact that the book on American history I read only went up until >> 1945. I mean it's only 60 years difference you guys surely couldn't >> have done that much in that time frame. Bloody amendments,I can never >> remember which one is which.I am right about the extension of term >> during a period of war though aren't I? probably not, being a bear of >> very little brain and all. >> Ted >> > > Nope. The terms of office are determined by the constitution as well. > A huge part of Boy King's campaign bullshit had the theme of "Don't > chage captains in midstream." Obviously a perfectly irrational > approach to governing. When someone fucks up as badly as he did, the > correct thing is to FIRE him. But with Bush, incompetence is awarded > with medals and promotions. It's the Republican way. > Nope I'm wrong or nope I'm not wrong? The difference being that of course only an idiot would try that, it's ust a theoretical position a Pres could take and that despite his rhetoric you aren't in a declared state of war against another sovereign nation are you? Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .