Only about one in five New Yorkers thought terms limits were a bad idea. Scholars from James Madison on understand there is an intrinsic tension in a constitutional democracy where simultaneously the people are sovereign yet even the people need to be checked in some ways. Second , repeal proponents suggest that the Twenty-second Amendment encourages lame duck second terms.
Second terms are always a challenge. But this was the case well before the passage of the Twenty-second Amendment. Madison, Grant, Cleveland, Wilson, and Truman, all of whom preceded the Twenty-second Amendment, had troubled second terms.
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, post-Twenty-second Amendment presidents can have productive second terms. Both Reagan and Clinton also enjoyed higher public approval ratings in their second terms than their first terms. In short, recent presidents, in spite of being term-limited, have had notable successes in their second terms.
The less happy second terms of Nixon and George W. Bush had little to do with their being limited to two terms. Nixon was brought down by a Watergate scandal that stemmed from misdeeds in his first term and his reelection campaign, and Bush grew unpopular because of a war he started in his first term. They floundered in their second terms less because they were lame ducks than because of a number of ill-advised decisions in their first term.
The quasi-monarchical Hamilton was prescient on many things, yet on this point he exaggerated. There are in fact plenty of inducements to good behavior or excellence in a second term.
Second-term presidents still want to pass legislation to ensure their priorities will continue and succeed after their eight years are completed. And second-term presidents want their policies and their party to succeed because their place in history depends on this success.
Presidents who fail us in their second terms risk being impeached, shamed in the polls, or condemned as ineffective. Fourth , proponents of repeal contend that someday we may need that tried and tested, wise and experienced leader to continue as our president. The ban on third terms, they argue, could deny us a proven leader in times of crisis.
Former presidents can be retained as senior counselors, roving ambassadors, or cabinet members without portfolios, in order to take advantage of their experience and expertise.
We might recall the example of John Quincy Adams, who after he finished his presidency served admirably in the U. House of Representatives for seventeen years. Former president Jimmy Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize for his post-White House humanitarian leadership, and former president Bill Clinton similarly won acclaim for humanitarian fundraising achievements.
Americans want an energetic and effective presidency yet understandably fear the potential abuse of power. Americans have unreasonably high expectations for presidents, yet do not view the presidency as a career job with tenure, but rather as a temporary honor to be exercised with Lincoln-like humility. From Wharton's Ethan Frome What does the word runagate mean?
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Support thought-provoking, quality journalism. The 22nd Amendment deprives the United States of the possibility of successful second acts. It has also made a virtue of inexperience among American presidents.
That has been particularly true in foreign policy. Bush and Obama have had rocky first years in foreign policy.
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