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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 2029896" data-attributes="member: 18914"><p>Yet, at the time Conservatives who opposed the amendment felt it gave rise to the specter of an imperial unending Presidency.  Even if there is a certain freedom in the second term there is also certain weakness - if the President can't get his agenda through within 2 years he is largely dead in the water.  Whereas, no matter how popular, no individual gets to personally wield power beyond the 8th year (OK, technically he could get to almost 10 under the right circumstances) and the reigns have to change hands.  I think GW was very wise to set this precedent.</p></blockquote><p></p>