Beyond the 22nd Amendment: Why America Could Reconsider Presidential Term Limits
Beyond the 22nd Amendment: Why America Could Reconsider Presidential Term Limits By Ronen Kolton Yehuda (MKR: Messiah King RKY) The United States should not be afraid to reopen the debate on presidential term limits. A serious democracy must always be willing to ask itself whether an old constitutional restriction still serves the public interest, or whether it unnecessarily limits the people’s freedom to choose their own leadership. The 22nd Amendment currently states that no person may be elected president more than twice. That is the law today. But it was not part of the original Constitution, and it is not the only democratic model possible. ( National Archives ) This question matters especially because, if the constitutional rule were changed, the United States could theoretically reopen the field to several of the strongest and most recognized former presidents of modern times. Under a revised constitutional framework, Americans could one day imagine a race involving figures such...