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Wouldn't it make more sense to just limit the President to a single term if that were truly the case?
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Apr 18, 2023 23:34
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Apr 18, 2023 23:35
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op the current and next president is vladimir putin
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Apr 18, 2023 23:35
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Not sure haven't thought about that
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Apr 18, 2023 23:38
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Lame dick turd
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Apr 18, 2023 23:39
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i think a lame duck could still like do things
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Apr 18, 2023 23:39
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the reward points op
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Apr 18, 2023 23:50
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The rules weren't made to make sense. Being the president is addictive. Now get back to work dipshit.
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Apr 18, 2023 23:55
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just have congress elect the president like they used to like with scotus judges but make it a lifelong term as well.
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Apr 19, 2023 00:11
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political capital
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Apr 19, 2023 00:11
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when i finish my 2nd term ill have enough points for airfare to a popular tourist destination and a potus windbreaker
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Apr 19, 2023 00:12
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i mean the very first thing obama did after he left office was go on a speaking tour for corporate ghouls for like 750k an appearence so you tell me
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Apr 19, 2023 00:14
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the answer to every "why does the govverment do this" question is: its easy, were dumb.
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Apr 19, 2023 00:24
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The second term is when the prezzie can get buckwild bc they done gotta worry about re-election 
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Apr 19, 2023 00:58
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Apr 19, 2023 01:00
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doesnt make sense
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Apr 19, 2023 02:55
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traditionally the lame duck period was just in the last year or so of a second term presidency i think. basically just an excuse for everybody to go buck wild for a bit back in the old days. of course now  has led the dems to treat the presidency as lame from day 1 so that they can sit back and relax in any situation
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Apr 19, 2023 04:43
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They have the opportunity to really go apeshit off the rails now that they don't have to worry about appealing to voters. None of them have ever done it, but uh it could happen
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Apr 19, 2023 09:20
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has anyone posted 'lame cuck' yet
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Apr 19, 2023 09:27
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if prez does a super job in first term, then the people reward them with a second one to protect all the good stuff they did
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Apr 19, 2023 13:21
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Jabberlock posted:They have the opportunity to really go apeshit off the rails now that they don't have to worry about appealing to voters. None of them have ever done it, but uh it could happen joe gonna go full feral instead of continuing to decay and do nothing
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Apr 19, 2023 13:23
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the lame duck term comes from the knowledge that it is the last term, so if they only had one it'd all be lame what you should actually do is remove the term limit, as this prevents any term from being truly lame
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Apr 19, 2023 18:16
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I always thought the lame duck period was the time between the election and the new president being sworn in. it’s still part of his term but he’s a lame duck because the new guy’s already been picked so no one really cares anymore
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Apr 19, 2023 18:39
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super sweet best pal posted:Wouldn't it make more sense to just limit the President to a single term if that were truly the case? Then the president would be a lame duck from day one, which would be extremely funny
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Apr 19, 2023 19:05
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the phrase "lame duck" has gone a number of transformations the original meaning pertained to Congress, where it is possible to have a situation where the election has already happened, and the newly-elected Congresspersons have not yet been sworn in, and the defeated incumbents are still holding office, but Congress is still having sessions the implication here is that the "lame duck Congress" should not rock the boat, or pass any kind of radical, or even significant legislation, out of a sense of decorum. That is, you already know you're on the way out, please don't exploit your last remaining days in office to rock the boat over time, this was expanded to also apply to the President and further, this was expanded to apply to not just the period of November to January where the Presidential election has already been decided and the sitting President is about to run out on their term, but also to encompass the entire second term of the President that is, you've won a second term, and you can no longer run again, please don't exploit this opportunity to turn into a radical now that consequences don't matter it should be pretty easy to see that this is exactly backwards: if you have nothing to lose (save impeachment, whatever), then all the more should you take advantage of that fact and just do whatever you want of course, no American president has ever actually been so radical that this was ever in danger of happening, so the real reason why this phrase and this particular use of it gets slung around is for the media to create excuses for the President. as in, they would like us to think that, actually, Obama really is a progressive, he just tamped down his radicalism because he was a lame duck after 2012 and he had respect for the office. Get it?
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Apr 20, 2023 13:17
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As for why they don't just have 1 term, it is probably too chaotic, while those with wealth don't want a politician to stay too long, but they don't want it too be a little too unpredicable. If anything having a president you are sure won't create a problem have 2 terms is the sweet spot especially any change in policy only happens during their "100 days." Basically, the hope is that only a few minor acts/tweaks are passed every 8 years or so beyond usual corporate subsidies.
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Apr 20, 2023 13:29
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One 6 year term after which they are executed.
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Apr 20, 2023 14:26
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one lame dick please, extra tricky
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Apr 20, 2023 15:22
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mcmagic posted:One no year term before which they are executed.
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Apr 20, 2023 15:24
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is the assumption that the part of the duck that's lame is its wing, so it cant soar the skies (which humans find impressive because we cant fly) or is it one of its little paddlers, so that when its on the pond it just swims in little circles not getting anywhere? who invented the term? no googling.
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Apr 20, 2023 15:37
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It's a duck that never does anything cool and only ever wants to talk about baseball stats
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Apr 20, 2023 18:03
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Mayor Dave posted:Then the president would be a lame duck from day one, which would be extremely funny you’re right best to just not have a president then, glad we sorted this out!
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Apr 20, 2023 18:08
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Presidency is for life but exactly 4 years after ascending a UFO takes them away never to be seen again
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Apr 20, 2023 20:33
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Thanks for your inquiry. Unfortunately, if we limited presidencies to one term, all presidents would be lame ducks for their entire tenure. This way, we at least give presidents the option of having one meaningful term, whether they choose to take it or not. —USA
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Apr 20, 2023 20:37
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Vote
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Apr 20, 2023 20:51
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Colonel Cancer posted:Presidency is for life but exactly 4 years after ascending a UFO takes them away never to be seen again presidency for life but every 4 years the sitting president has to defeat the entire Senate in single combat
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Apr 21, 2023 00:06
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erosion posted:has anyone posted 'lame cuck' yet im quoting one 🤣🤣🤣
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Apr 21, 2023 00:12
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lame duck, same cuck, coincidence??
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Al! posted:im quoting one 🤣🤣🤣
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