H.J. RES.17-Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment; thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
This amendment proposal was introduced by Rep Jose E. Serrano (NY-16), and was introduced to the House Judiciary committee on January 7th, 2011. The last action item on this amendment proposal was dated January 24th, 2011 and was at that time referred to the House sub-committee.
This particular amendment was designed to eliminate presidential terms, thus allowing an elected President to be re-elected an indefinite number of times at every four year election period.
This particular amendment proposal has various positive and negative attributes, and would carry a fair share of both if enacted.
Prior to viewing the below information, let us be mindful of the individual that has proposed this amendment. Rep. Jose E. Serrano is a Democrat from the New York area.
Now, with regards to arguments in favor of this amendment:
If this were enacted, it would help/allow an elected President to see his plans and work come to fruition in Congress and for the nation. Also, a President who is continually elected is gaining a great deal of experience within this specific position, as well as established rapport with foreign leaders.
In so far as arguments opposing this amendment, a President that is continually elected in to office for an unspecified amount of terms might have an unfair advantage in so far as eventually controlling the means by which an official can get elected. Also, our founding fathers had the intention of instilling a democracy in our nation. If a President was allowed to be elected to an unlimited number of terms, that would in essence create a form of monarchy.
Please note important links below associated with this proposed amendment:
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