Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Amendment 22

"Section 1.No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Section 2.This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress."

In amendment 22, it establishes the term limits of President. This is important because they didn't want anyone to become like a King and be in office longer than they should. Having term limits on the Presidency encourages the country to advance and move forward with the modernization of the world. Unfortunately, sometimes we take steps backward in leadership and that has an affect on the country as a whole. There is good in everyone, and I will try to stay positive this coming January, but I will be renewing my passport by then. 


This video discusses the possibility of abolishing the 22nd amendment. The last President to serve more than two terms was FDR. In 1951, the 22nd amendment was passed. Representatives are trying to pass a bill to put term limits on House members so that they do not have a "Lame Duck" congress. 




In this comic, we see an old man, possibly a prophet, stating a proverb. This is making fun of the fact that without term limits, the American people may become comfortable and just continue to vote for the same person every four years. This is a major concern because it happens all over the world without limits on terms. 




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