should the president get more than one term in office?
965272
Yes. A person should be allowed to run for or be president an unlimited number of times.
89121
A good President should be corrupt, credulous, in bed with various special interests, and easy to bribe.  Otherwise he will make his own decisions on how the country should be run, which is a bad thing, considering most of the people we've had in that office.
1132856
No. It sounds like a good idea given the nature of certain presidents elected in the past, but this would be way too complicated.  It's likely  registered voters of the opposing party would mostly vote against the incumbent, meaning the incumbent would need to spend his entire first year in office campaigning to protect himself against being voted out.  If this were the case, the President would have no track record to go on.  It would cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars more in campaign funds that could go to better use, and would distract the executive branch, the media, and the general public from focusing on real issues.  \n\nThe ultimate solution to this is for voters to do some more research before they vote.  Look at track records, look at the candidate's real stance on the issues, and resist being spun by the propaganda machines that dictate campaigns.  That's probably unlikely to happen though.
658765
no, when it was all said and done he will still go down in history as one of our GREATEST PRESIDENTS. i wish presidents could have more than 2 terms because i would have voted for him again!
374321
i would, i think its time we had a female president even if for only one term
85208
Bush can´t be the next president because he can´t be re-elected (he already had 2 terms of office).
205854
keep in mind, the president has a 5 year period.\ntoday, it is much better.
913465
Bush did not run in this Election. It was not a Presidential election.  He cannot run in the next Presidential, because he is limited to 2 terms in office, and he is in his 2nd term now.
806543
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.
549158
Only one, FDR.  That was before the 2 term limit.  He served 4 terms for 12 years, and died in office.\n\nBefore Franklin D Roosevelt, serving 8 years was just a tradition.  It started with George Washington, and people were so impressed that a man could just give up power, that they expected it of all presidents.\n\nNow the limit is 8 years.
1090554
I think 2 shorter terms of 3 years would be wiser.  The present president is clearly a madman - I know the entire country can't be held responsible for his actions (as well as lack of actions in times of crises), but I just cannot comprehend how this could have happened!
739735
IF we do it will keep President Bush in office longer. It's the only way that his term can be extended.
542156
The President and the Vice-President are the only officials elected by the entire country. However, there are requirements for holding either of these positions. In order to be elected, one must be at least 35 years old. Also, each candidate must be a natural-born U.S. citizen and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.\n\nWhen elected, the President serves a term of four years. At most, a President may serve two terms.\n\nNOTE: Before 1951, the President could serve as many terms as he wanted. However, every President had followed George Washington’s example of stepping down after two terms. Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with tradition. Roosevelt successfully ran for office four times. Early in his fourth term, in 1945, he died. Six years later, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which limits Presidents to two terms.\n\nThe President can be removed from office through the process of impeachment. If the House of Representatives feel that the President has committed acts of "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" they can impeach him with a majority vote. An impeachment is very similar to a legal indictment. It is not a conviction, however, and not enough to remove the President from office alone.\n\nThe case then goes to the Senate. Overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Senate reviews the case and votes whether or not to convict the President. If they vote in favor of conviction by a two-thirds margin, then the President is removed from office.
537066
Although technically one could keep on being re-elected until the end of time, George Washington set the precedent of a two-term limit. Though it wasn't unconstitutional, running for a third term was taboo until FDR.
91494
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.
828276
A U.S. president cannot become vice president if he serves more than 2 terms because if something were to happen to the president, the vice president would be first in the line of succession to become the next president.  Example:  Say Vice President Cheney were elected president.  He cannot select current President Bush to be his vice president because President Bush would have already served 2 terms as president and could not serve another term as president if something were to happen to President Cheney.  Not sure about Speaker of the House.
584066
yah sure... but the thing is the president should not from the regular politician. he should be an youth. a fresher or 2 to 3 yrs work experience is prefersble. they knew the problems. the old ppl only drain us...