One could add that those democracies which use a more sophisticated mixture of legislative/executive structures. with the practical, day- to-day executive elected by and responsible to parliament, don't seem to need term limits. Governments are elected by parliament and, should they lose their majorities (either through the collapse of coalitions or, more usually, as a result of general elections) are replaced by them. Prime Ministers lose their positions, go into opposition, and are occasionally even reelected some years later. It's only in the rarer, more primitive forms of republics, based on an eighteenth century model which simply replaces a monarchial executive with a presidential one (e.g. USA, France and Russia), that the concept of term limits is even seems to be necessary.
Francis On 21 Feb., 22:11, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > Don, > > There's no limit on terms here in the UK. However, as the current Labour > government has found out (lead by Blair or Brown), if you're in power for > much more than a decade you end up rewriting your own policies and the > population falls out of love with you. Obama on the Supreme Court sounds > like a good idea -- he'll probably be be able to say awake during events and > meetings, unlike some of the geriatrics serving there now. > > Right now America could probably do with abandoning democracy altogether and > coming back under British rule. It'll be for your own good. We're living in > a time where, because of your clumsy foreign policies, more people are > offended by the American flag than the flag of Nazi Germany. We'll show you > how to do it properly without drawing too much attention to yourself -- just > like we're doing with our theft of the Argentinian's oil. It'll do you good, > rolling with the pros. > > Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
