That's a tough call. I would like to see Clinton have the opportunity to run again, but also most two-term presidents do their best work in their second term, because they're spending their whole first time trying to get re-elected. If there was no term limit, every term would be spent trying to get re-elected.
This is not an easy case to make and I doubt it it true. Since the 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951, we've had Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton and Bush II. None of these Presidencies fits your description of more successful in the 2nd term than the first. Bush II might pull it out, since he's got 3.5 more years, but I'm skeptical.
If you look at pictures, say, of any president before and after his term, you see someone who likes like they've aged thirty years. Even our current botox-absorbing nitwit is showing signs.
I don't see that term limits were a wonderful idea, but nor do I think they're worth repealing.
In the Clinton case, I think people are overly nostalgic about Clinton. Yes, W makes him look like the second coming of Christ allmighty. I'd have been happier with a Kerry victory, for example, than a Clinton one, and Kerry wasn't my choice in the democratic primaries. Furthermore, his health isn't very good. If we ran Clinton again, the vice president would need to be chosen really carefully.
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Very firmly.
I wouldn't mind if they repealed 17, though. Or 16. I'd love it if they repealed 16.
-Ogre
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I don't see that term limits were a wonderful idea, but nor do I think they're worth repealing.
In the Clinton case, I think people are overly nostalgic about Clinton. Yes, W makes him look like the second coming of Christ allmighty. I'd have been happier with a Kerry victory, for example, than a Clinton one, and Kerry wasn't my choice in the democratic primaries. Furthermore, his health isn't very good. If we ran Clinton again, the vice president would need to be chosen really carefully.
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