Why do we vote a new president in every four years?
A lot of the bove are just snappy remarks, so I'll try and explain some of the philosophy behind it. We elect a president every four years as a kind of job performance review. We also have elections because the president is a representative of the people and, as such, should be held accountable by those people who are living in the country now and that the president is still the same person/has attempted to live up to his promises. If a president is elected because he promises to invade Canada or something and, instead, he sells off (with Congress' approval) Alaska to Canada, the people would have the right to elect another man who truly represents what they want. Consequently, a President must also reflect the views and opinions expressed by a plurality (largest group) of the people, especially at that point in time. Of course, some plans take a while to carry out (wars, major economic re-adjusments, etdc.) wnd so the President is given 4 years as a long enough time to carry out his particular plan without monopolizing the office. Noting this, as a new generation comes of age, their viewpoints may become different and necessitate a change in leadership (e.g. a growing sense of individualism and rejection of family-centered society led to the desire for Social Security and, to some extent, Welfare, as people did not want to return to the family setting). The real question is why aren't Supreme Court Justices elected, maybe every 10 years or so?
Can a convicted felon run for President?
Legally? Yes. Effectively? No. US Constitution, Article II, Section 1No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.US Constitution, Amendment XXII, Section 1 - ratified February 27, 1951No 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.There is no restriction against a felon running for the office of the President. Only the Constitution may spell those restrictions and it doesn't address the issue. This is because the Constitution is minimalist in nature; the belief was (and remains) that the individual states' would be sufficient to provide all the additional vetting of the candidates for the Office of the President of the United States. Note: I said nothing about voters. The original intention was that the individual states would choose the method of selecting electors to the Electoral College. Before the age in instantaneous communication and before the office actually came to mean anything (which was instantly upon he election of Washington; but before that, the office of POTUS --while much debated-- was imagined as being of lesser importance than the cherished entities: the individual States respectively), the Electoral College was a means to an end. It allowed the states to decide on their own how their votes would be cast (some would be chosen by the state legislature, some by voters -- it didn't matter). It allowed them to not worry about counting ballots in the nation's capital -- there'd only ever be a few hundred vote-casters. Only after the early 1800's did it become standard to allow the citizens to decide.In the end, it's effectively impossible for a felon to become president, just as it's effectively impossible for anyone under 35 to do so either (though, with the latter, apparently it seemed prudent to address that pressing matter at the time of the ratification of the Constitution).
If you could say one thing to President Obama, what would it be?
Dear Mr. President,I am honored to have the privilege to write to you.Over the last four years, you certainly have changed things. Although I do not agree with many of these changes, I do know that many will miss you when you are gone from the White House, and possibly a small part of me will too.Let's start with the positives- you are one of the most charasmatic presidents we have ever had in the White House. Your charm will surely be missed. In addition, you are a great orator and communicator, and a gifted speechgiver. I can't imagine Trump or Hillary wowing the crowd and delivering one-liners like you. Although I did not support you in the 2012 Presidential Election, you roasted Mitt Romney several times during the debates. Maybe you have a career as a roastmaster after you exit the White House… who knows?Unfortunately, the policies and way of thinking you brought to the table over the last eight years were not something I could agree with you on. The Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) was a disaster. The site worked terribly, and some promised parts were not executed. In addition, the withdrawal of troops from the Middle East led to the rise of terrorist groups like ISIS, and the defunding of the military has made us weak. Countries like Russia no longer see us as a challenge, as we don't act on our threats under our leadership. Americans don't feel safe anymore. We can't have that. There are, of course, many other things I disagree with you on, but those are some big ones.In summation, I did not particularly favor you as a president. But you are still my president, and I still respect you. The position you have to fill is incredibly difficult, and I understand your stance on certain issues may be different than mine. Regardless of politics, thank you for leading the free world through a decade of political, economic, and social turmoil.Sincerely,Jason Strautch
Could a president run for a third term after taking a 4-8 year break?
No. 22nd ammendment sets term limits.Therefore, a President cannot run for third term ( even after a break).A more interesting question would be- Can a President run for VP or become Speaker of the house after he has finished his 2 terms as Pres. They are both Non-Presidential positions but have a ladder to potential presidency in case of an impeachment or an unfortunate event like death.Can anyone answer this for me?
Obama/Hillary....Presidential debate !?
If your judgement on who will become USA president would be based on a presidential debate between Hillary/Obama,who do you think will make good sense.....Pls answers should be without bias or prejudice.
Was Jimmy Carter the worst President we ever had?
His leadership during the Iran Hostage Crisis was pathetic and he failed the nation. Iran should have been invaded 25 years ago and we possibly even could have stopped Islamic terrorism before it even got a foothold in the Middle East. Instead he sends an ill equipped, poorly trained team that failed the mission. And inflation rose like crazy during his administration.