president olusegun obasanjo of Nigeria plan to elongate his tenure via third term what effect will it have?
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He'll have a little more time to steal the money that he needs to run a small country, i.e. England before leaving, for exile in an Oil Rich state.\nCynical Am I? Ask another one!
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HOLD IT!!!! THIS GUY IS ONTO SOMETHING!!!\nyou have a point dear Asker. \nIn a country like the United States, that is so institutionalized, it is true that the president does not make a huge effect. this, in part, is the reason why the number of voters is decreasing. For example, in a dictatorship or monarchy, the next ruler could determine your whole lifestyle.. from where you will work, what you will watch, to the food (if any) you will eat. \n\nBeing so institutionalized and structured creates such a system that could take care of itself. The president on his own, or with the administration, has limited power, so he cannot really turn your life around.\n\nYou have an excellent point asker, but different administrations do have different policies that indirectly do effect all of us, whether emotionally or tangibly.
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Their is no law against running for vice president after serving your 2 terms as president.  Legally you could run as vice president have the president step down and do another 4 years.
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Principal Government Officials\nPresident--Olusegun Obasanjo \nVice President--Atiku Abubakar \nForeign Affairs--Joy Ogwu \nFinance--Nenandi Usman \nDefense--Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso \nAgriculture--Adamu Bello
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Yes , he will serve the rest of his term. He has let down the Conservative voters who put him in office.  I am very nervous about the next election though I can not see a clear candidate to represent all of America. This nation is so split at this point. I am afraid there is no middle ground anymore. I usually vote republican but with the way things are going I'm not sure what to vote anymore. I like Evan Bhye as a Democratic nominee and would vote for him but i cant see a Conservative democrat getting the nomination.
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I am not sure It will end all of a suden, for I am pretty sure, that it will take a new turn, a diferent policy or diferent strategy.\n\nIn my opinion it will depend grandly on who will be the next president.
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chief of state: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999); \n\nnote - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
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FDR, he served 3+ terms, but he also set the precident for the following Presidents to only be allowed 2 terms. It had been something that George Washington had wanted for all Presidents (2 terms), but it was something more of a statement, not a rule.
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Article 123 of the Constitution of India empowers the President of India to promulgate Ordinance during the recess of Parliament (Parliament not being in session). \n\nAs per the said Article, if at any time, EXCEPT when both Houses of Parliament are in session, the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to him to require. The Ordinance so promulgated shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament, but every such Ordinance shall have to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament for approval and shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament.
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presidents used to be able to serve up to 4 terms in office  but a law was passed by congress that the president can only now serve 2 terms. Once a president has served 2 terms they can not run for another term. This does not matter if there has been another president since that last president who served 2 terms. The president who has already served 2 terms can never serve another even if that President quit office half way through the 2nd term
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you need to have your head examined for campaigning for Obasanjo
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yea he'll take over but it'll only be temporary till they can have an emergency election!
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Depends on how you look at it.\nI think he will be as influential within the White House as he has been for 6 years.\nHowever, given the fact that the administration is facing a Democratic controlled House and Senate for the final 2 years, I think it's safe to say that the White House as a whole will be less influential in what happens in and to the U.S.
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It will be two more years before the Presidential Election.  John McKane, maybe.  Two years is a long time.  Bush will have served his time.  We will have to find someone to take his place.
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No.  The Constitution states that a president can only serve two terms, regardless if it is consecutive or not.  President Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as 22nd and 24th president, therefore he could not have run for a third term.  The same applies to all other future presidents.
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Yes.  Until the 1930s, Presidents voluntarily limited themselves to 2 terms, following the example of George Washington.  Then the great Liberal Democrat hero, Franklin D. Roosevelt decided he was going to be president for life (died in office during his 4 th term).  So the Constitution was amended in 1951 (the 22nd Amendment) to limit people to two (total) terms.
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What do you think about changes which will happen beginning with this year's elections?