Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I would have rather had a third term of Obama than what we got with Trump, and I think term limits for the presidency were a shortsighted mistake.

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      10 months ago

      I… appreciate that sentiment, but I also fear how history has taught us long terms can lead to leader who… don’t wanna leave. Of course that didn’t stop trump from trying.

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        10 months ago

        Of course that didn’t stop trump from trying.

        And he had the same term limits as anyone else since 1951. Who fought the peaceful transition of power prior to 1951?