Re: Elections.


"Cheeze" <csmarasigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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H Dickmann wrote:
With all the trouble they have in the Philippines, why don't they have
Elections every 3 or 4 years so that people can throw out democratically
a
President who fails to perform?

You are right. The previous constitution elected a president every 4
years. And each president may run for re-election once. The reason
they said was that 6 years is too long for a bad president but too
short for a good one.

This was changed to the current 6 year one time term because the
president should not be concerned about re-election as it distracts
from the duties of the office.

What do others think about this?

There is no reason to restrict a President to seek re-election indefinitely.
If a President is to much distracted by re election, it is not a good
president. A good president will be judged by past performances, not future
promises. That's how it should work.


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