If,for example, the President elected didn't run for a second term, could he run again if he chose??
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s/he can run later if s/he chooses
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I agree - he would be an excellent President for as long as he chose to serve, however it's not up to him. The Constitution would have to amended, as it currently does not allow anyone to serve more than two elected terms in office, so he will have to retire as of January 20, 2009. Currently, the longest tenure that anyone could serve in office would be three terms - that is if the President died on Inauguration Day, his Vice President would be eligible to serve out the rest of that term, plus two more terms, if he were to be elected on his own. This came about in the late 1940's and early 1950's, as Republicans wanted to prevent anyone from serving as long as Franklin D. Roosevelt did (who served just a tad more than 12 years, dying early in his 4th term).
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Yes. A president can serve a maximum of two 4 year terms. Originally, this wasn't the case, a president could serve as many terms as he wanted. This changed when the 22nd amendment was ratified, limiting the President to 2 terms. \n\n"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
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Well, he could be impeached if congress chose to do so, but then Cheney would step and be President, so no there would not be a mid term presidential election.
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I think anyone should be able to run more than two times. If he did a good job he should stay in office till the public thinks otehrwise... And for the guy who said this:\n \n"Absoloutely not. Democrats are to blame for this mess. High taxes, and anti-business laws are making it difficult to recover fully. Of course, looking at your question proves to me that your mind is already made up, so why waste your time even bothering to post this question? Because you wish to find others who believe the same way so you don't feel so lonely."\n\nActually Republicans have been in power not only in the White House but in most of the legislator for about 5 years now. But you do have a point... i dont like those antibuisness laws either. Bill Clinton was a good president and did imany things. Under his administration they cut down on drugs alot. And people kepe saying he gutted the military which is sort of true. You have to rememebr that the cold war was over when he was in office and we didnt need that many arms. And Bush's success in the middle east (in his first term) he owes to Clinton. You are allways using the army that the guy before you had. \n\nBack to the point. Look at FDR. He was an office from 1933-1945 (which is more than two terms) and if it werent for him this country probably might not be where it is today. And as i said before... if he is a good president... let him run as many times as it takes until he isnt a good one.
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First, I am curious where you heard this. I am very active in the political internet world and I haven't heard of this!\n\nSecondly - he can't do that. He has served as president and no matter which party he goes to, he can't be president again.\n\nWhich is a good thing!
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Wow! These liberals never cease to amaze me.\n\nNo, a President cannot remain in office after a second term for ANY reason. Section 1 of the 22nd Amendment states:\n\n"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."\n\nNow, the danger lies in electing someone like Al Gore or John Kerry whose main concern is what the United Nations thinks. Both have stated that they would work in close cooperation with the United Nations. And if you think we have problems now, wait until Kofi Annan is calling the shot in our country.
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find a way to bring back the 40th pesident and elect him again
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Gerald Ford.\n\nMade VP for Nixon when Agnew resigned, then made Prez, when Nixon resigned. Thus not voted in by actual people. (But was confirmed as VP by senate.)\n\nI don't think it is clear if someone can go for more than 8 years if they are not elected to the third term. Like if Bush fired Cheny (boo), then picked Bill Clinton (yea), and then Bush resigned. I think Bill could fill out the rest of Bush's term.\n\nIn fact, I very much wish he would.\n\nAnd of course FDR was elected to 4 terms, but died in the begining of the fourth. The amendment limited Presidental terms came after - and because of - FDRs 4 terms.
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I was asking the same question near the end of Bush Sr's term... things are worse now, than they were then, but I have faith that a good leader can turn things around....\nthere could be problems if a good leader isn't elected...
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As some people have said, if a vice president were to take over at least two years in the presidency, they can run for election twice. So if a vice president were to serve for 2 years as President (due to an assassination or resignation, etc) then he can run for another two terms (8 years)\n\n2 + 8 = 10 years\n\nPossible, but improbable.
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This is a really good question. The answer is "Yes & No."\n\nWhen running in the Primaries, yes, a number of candidates (like Richard Gephardt and others) were on the ballot for the party's nomination for President as well as for another seat (in Gephardt's case, a seat in the House).\n\nAfter the party nominates a person for the presidency, that person can still, technically be on the ballot for another office; but it would be political suicide for him/her to do it, because it would send the voters the message, that the person didn't fancy his/her chances of being elected to the presidency, and was looking for a back-up job.\n\nSo while technically possible, it's not politically possible.\nAnd if the unthinkable happened, and a person won two jobs (say, Senator, and President) the person would have to choose to give up one, because the Constitution forbids anyone from holding more than one federal office at a time.
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It could be possible. The Consitution says the President can only be ELECTED to no more than 2 terms. \n\nIf the current President served as Vice President and due to an illness, death, or some other situation where the previous President could no longer function, than the Vice President would become President.\n\nOnly Franklin Delanore Roosevelt served more than 2 terms. He was elected for 4 terms and served 3 full terms and a few months of the 4th term. \n\nThe consitution was admended after his death to limit a President to only 2 terms.
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Rarely do president care much about their approval rating during their second term (since the days of Harry S Truman).  They cannot be reelected again so what would they care?
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Bush can´t be the next president because he can´t be re-elected (he already had 2 terms of office).
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You didn't. He tweaked the system to get "elected" the first time, and somehow managed to get re-elected.\n\nHe's only staying a couple more years though, max. Better luck next time, people - vote wisely. Sigh.
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Section 1)  If the President leaves office through either his death or his resignation, then the Vice President becomes president (notice the first section doesn't require him to be sworn in, even though it's customary).  \n\nSection 2)  If there is no Vice President (for whatever reason), then the President nominates someone for Vice President; that person must be confimed by a majority (51%) of the House of Representatives.\n\nSection 3)  If the President signs a letter saying that he is not able to do his job for a time, the duties of the President are performed by the Vice President; he takes his office back by signing a letter declaring that he is able to resume his job.  This section is all about VOLUNTARILY giving up power for a time; it has been invoked on a number of occasions when a president has had to have surgery, for instance.\n\nSection 4)  is about INVOLUNTARILY surrendering power; If the Vice President AND a majority of the cabinet (or another body that Congress selects) determine that the president is incapable of fulfilling his duties, they deliver a letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House declaring this fact, at which time the Vice President assumes the duties of the President as *acting* president.  If the President later sends a letter to these same parties stating that he is fit to carry out his duties, he will re-assume his duties unless the VP and the majority of the cabinet (or the other selected body) sends another letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker, saying that the President is not capable of performing his duties (this would be the second letter stating this); if that happens, the Congress assembles, and if a two-thirds vote of BOTH houses agrees with the VP and the Cabinet/ other body, then the VP takes over the duties of the President.\n\nAll this came about after the shooting of John F. Kennedy; had he lived, but been incapacitated, there would have been no constitutional basis for then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to have assumed the powers of the president; this amendment clarified the succession of the presidency in the event that the president was incapacitated but not dead.  It also provided for the appointment of a new vice president (Johnson served as President at least three years without a Vice President after becoming President when Kennedy was killed, thus putting the Speaker of the House 2nd in line for quite some time).