Is there a case for repealing the 22nd Amendment?
From time to time over the last decades proposals have been made to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. This is the amendment passed in 1951, after having been proposed by a Republican-led Congress, which limits the President to two elected terms in office. This amendment was originally proposed by vengeful Republicans to prevent another three- or more-term Presidency, first achieved by Franklin Roosevelt. Later, Republicans during the incumbency of Ronald Reagan were sorry this amendment was in effect.
Personally, I have not come to a solid commitment on this question. However, a bill has been proposed in Congress to repeal the 22nd amendment. I believe it may very well be time to have an airing of this issue. Such an airing is going to have to occur among the populace first, as the current Congress has no taste at the present time for action on this matter.
There are those who have stated that the 22nd amendment limits the rights of the people to elect whomever they choose; diminishes the power of the people to influence the mind of the President during a second term; limits the power of the President to influence Congress; and otherwise lessens or makes smaller the power and dignity of the American people. These are charges worth seriously considering since the Amendment was proposed by those with questionable motivations.
For More Information on the Repeal Effort Click Here
From time to time over the last decades proposals have been made to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. This is the amendment passed in 1951, after having been proposed by a Republican-led Congress, which limits the President to two elected terms in office. This amendment was originally proposed by vengeful Republicans to prevent another three- or more-term Presidency, first achieved by Franklin Roosevelt. Later, Republicans during the incumbency of Ronald Reagan were sorry this amendment was in effect.
Personally, I have not come to a solid commitment on this question. However, a bill has been proposed in Congress to repeal the 22nd amendment. I believe it may very well be time to have an airing of this issue. Such an airing is going to have to occur among the populace first, as the current Congress has no taste at the present time for action on this matter.
There are those who have stated that the 22nd amendment limits the rights of the people to elect whomever they choose; diminishes the power of the people to influence the mind of the President during a second term; limits the power of the President to influence Congress; and otherwise lessens or makes smaller the power and dignity of the American people. These are charges worth seriously considering since the Amendment was proposed by those with questionable motivations.
For More Information on the Repeal Effort Click Here
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