i think the 22nd amendment included a provision that limited overall time in office to 10 years. two years of a predecesor's term, puls 2 full terms of your own. if truman had won in 52, he'd have served from april 45 to january 57.
Truman chose not to seek a third term. "I have had all of Washington I want," he wrote before he left office. "I prefer my life in Missouri and I prefer to live the way I do." On January 20, 1953, Truman attended Eisenhower's inauguration. He then boarded a train and went home to Independence. A huge crowd welcomed them home. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/hstr/home.html
So, what you're saying is that he could have been reelected, yet forced to resign in April of '55? Does not compute. I bet he was grandfathered in.
no, i'm saying he couldn't run, although outlaw's post above suggest he could have if he'd wanted to. truth is, i don't really know, Mr Google? http://www.termlimits.org/Current_Info/22nd-card.html -- In 1947, Congress proposed a two-term limit for the president. The 22nd Amendment was ratified by the States on February 27, 1951. The Amendment specifically exempted then-President Harry Truman, yet Truman kept faith with the spirit of the Amendment by stepping down from office after his second term.
In my opinion, the voting for lesser evils started in 1988. Nixon was the clear vote in 1968 and 1972, Carter in 1976, Reagan in 1980 and 1984.
They're replaying the first of the 2000 debates on C-Span right now. Remarkable difference in Bush's swagger. Apparently, candidates with nothing to lose do better? See: Kerry last night
Wasn't sure where to put it, but thought it was interesting. http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/elections/article.adp?id=20041003083909990001&cid=946 Iran Rejects Kerry Nuclear Proposal TEHRAN (Oct. 3) - Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry who has suggested supplying the Islamic state with nuclear fuel for power reactors if Tehran agrees to give up its own fuel-making capability. Foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said it would be "irrational" for Iran to put its nuclear program in jeopardy by relying on supplies from abroad. "We have the technology (to make nuclear fuel) and there is no need for us to beg from others," Asefi told a weekly news conference. Washington says Iran plans to use its nuclear facilities to make atom bombs. Tehran says it merely wants to generate electricity from nuclear power. President Bush wants Iran sent to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions over its nuclear program. But Kerry says he would put Iran's intentions to the test by agreeing to supply it with nuclear fuel for its power reactors provided Tehran stopped efforts to make its own fuel and returned the spent fuel after use. Iran has rejected repeated efforts by European countries to get it to scrap its nuclear fuel-cycle activities -- activities which could be used to make atomic bombs. Asefi said Iran could not trust any deal from the West to supply it with reactor fuel. "What guarantees are there? Will they supply us one day and then, if they want to, stop supplying us on another day?" he said. 10/03/04 08:37 ET Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
That really disturbed me. I never paid attention in science. Is this the same kind of material that can be used or converted for use in nuclear weapons?
