Justice dal Navâ
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(last post: March 14, 2008 - 13:43)
Citizen #2:
Chris Gruber | > > > 1. That Title Two, Article One, Section 6 be amended to read as follows:
> > > " No person may be re-elected to more than two consecutive terms as President."
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> > > (moved by Ián Anglatzarâ; seconded by Martì-Páir Furxhéir.)
> > >
> > > PASSED by 9 votes to 2.. Voting for: Schivâ, Kelley, Furxhéir, Angaltzarâ, Lowry, Vercária, Cooper, Higraff, Verbotten. Voting against: Valcádac'h, Gruber.
> >
> > It's anti-democratic. Keeping the people from selecting anyone who is eligible and is who they want is flat-out anti-democratic.
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> But the amended §2.1.6 says that after two terms as President said President isn't elegible any more.
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> Looking at an amendmend that did not sail through, it's quite perfect that eligibility is restricted in case of President elections. How is it more anti-democratic to prevent somehow eternal Presidencies than to prevent Presidencies of people that just became citizens of the Republic?
"Perpetual presidencies?" Do you honestly think that the people of the Republic will keep someone in power forever? And if they do, is that not the prerogative of the voters to choose who they want, if that person is eligible?
However, putting restrictions on newbies wanting to run for the presidency is completely consistent with democratic ideals. It doesn't say "You can never do this," it just says "You can't do this for a while." Barring re-election of a president past that one chance is a Never Again proposition. And therefore, undemocratic.
> Let's live with it, since it's the decision of majorities those who voted on the proposed amendments.
I'll live with it, but I will also complain. :-)
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