The 22nd Amendment of the United States of America should be repealed

Lack of Political Incentive: If you've ever seen a really good movie, you may notice that it's usually the first one, not the second one. The reason being, the movie producers are able to coast on the popularity of the first movie in order to make easy bucks off of the sequel, which is usually not up to par with the success of the first movie. In the same way, with a two term limit on the presidency, the president has no incentive to do a good job as a president in the second term as he/she does in the first. In the first term, the president is more focused on the needs and wants of the citizens of the United States so that he might have the chance to successfully run for president again for the next term. This is all a phenomenon referred to by political analysts as the "second-term curse". "Respect for the tradition set by Washington aside, it is time to reopen the discussion of the merits of the 22nd Amendment in light of the 50 years of political turmoil it has created. "The record of Presidential second terms since the ratification of the 22nd Amendment is a dreary one. Johnson declined to run for a second term due to the political fallout of the Vietnam War. Nixon resigned under threat of impeachment. Reagan was mired down with the Iran Contra Affair. And, Clinton was hobbled by his numerous personal and political scandals, which led to his eventual impeachment. Now, continuing the new American Presidential tradition, President Bush is caught up in his own series of embarrassments and scandals that might end his second term political agenda before it actually begins. "(2005)[1] Therefore, the 22nd Amendment encourages presidents to act on their preferences for the United States, rather than actually representing the people of the United States. 2. US Citizens' Freedom to Vote Hindered: With the 22nd Amendment in effect, US citizens cannot vote a single president into office more than two times, even if a significant majority of the US voted for him/her. In the case of Theodore Roosevelt, arguably one of the United States' greatest presidents, more than two terms were served in office as a result of the popular vote of US citizens; the 22nd Amendment, an Amendment following soon after, was a grab for political security which, at the time, was based more on idealism than any valid evidences or reasons. Whatever reasons there may be, they could not possibly outweigh the consequences of the 22nd Amendment's infringement upon the US citizens' freedom to vote, and the Second-Term Curse which has been affiliated with creation of the 22nd Amendment. 3. The Lack of the 22nd Amendment Does Not Make Corrupt Presidents: Other factors in the past have decided whether or not a president will be corrupt. In the case of Andrew Jackson, it was an anti-Native American prejudice which motivated him to start what we call today "the Trail of Tears". None of the presidents prior to the Civil War ended slavery until Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclaimation" which was brought about mid-war out of necessity, not out of compassion, for the enslaved. Corruption lies in the character of the president, not the length of the term. (to clarify, the 22nd Amendment has the potential to be an exception to this, causing corruption in the second term by taking away the imperative of a president to heed and represent the wants and needs of the US people). [1] - . http://www.enterstageright.com...