Term Limits, not just for America anymore?

[MKSheppard]

So my other Anglo friends, what do you say about EMPEROR BLAIR and
EMPEROR HOWARD's continued reign of terror over the UK and Australia?

Should Term limits be instituted in those countries so that you don't have
to deal with assholes for more than 8 years?

[Vendetta]

Political backstabbing usually imposes some form of term limitations over here.

After all, HRH Blair has to watch himself every day, since his next-door neighbour is after his job.

Even HRH Thatcher was taken down from within eventually.

Remember that the PM is only the PM as long as his party likes him, and can be challenged from within at any point in the party's term.

[Master of Ossus]

So my other Anglo friends, what do you say about EMPEROR BLAIR and
EMPEROR HOWARD's continued reign of terror over the UK and Australia?

Should Term limits be instituted in those countries so that you don't have
to deal with assholes for more than 8 years?

Ah, the joys of coming up with unbiased methods to ask questions.

[MKSheppard]

Ah, the joys of coming up with unbiased methods to ask questions.

Well hey, I like to tailor my questions to the audience. It's well known that
Ando doesn't like EMPEROR HOWARD

[Jon]

Nah I like the idea of a dictator sitting up top for as long as he an, it makes things more fun. Besides, I love Tony.

[Xon]

So my other Anglo friends, what do you say about EMPEROR BLAIR and
EMPEROR HOWARD's continued reign of terror over the UK and Australia?

Should Term limits be instituted in those countries so that you don't have
to deal with assholes for more than 8 years?

Probably not posible without a consitutional ammendment. Which arent very popular here in Australia, and how the consitution is setup almost imposible to achieve.

75% of the population and then 100% of the states(IIRC A state votes yes with 75% of it population voting yes) need to vote yes. You can guess how hard that is to achieve.

[Sharp-kun]

Should Term limits be instituted in those countries so that you don't have
to deal with assholes for more than 8 years?

I'm personally not that bothered. I'd personally rather have Blair for another 4 years than Kennedy or the vampire.

[HemlockGrey]

I was under the impression that the British kept electing Blair not because he was well liked and popular but because he was literally the only choice, in which case term limits would be a bad thing.

[Rye]

Nah, I prefer not having term limits. That way, we could avoid decent prime minister least worst of really bad prime ministers travesties for as long as possible (and hopefully avoid voting a Bush equivalent into office).

[Gandalf]

If our PM can be in his 4th term of office, the public must either like him or there is no good opposition.

No need for an amendment.

[Admiral Valdemar]

Term limits are a fucking stupid idea anyway.

[MKSheppard]

Term limits are a fucking stupid idea anyway.

All hail 16 years of Bush 43!

[Thinkmarble]

Term limits are a fucking stupid idea anyway.

All hail 16 years of Bush 43!

Democracy is the type of poltitical system were the people get the goverment they deserve.

[darthdavid]

Term limits are a fucking stupid idea anyway.

All hail 16 years of Bush 43!

Democracy is the type of poltitical system were the people get the goverment they deserve.

Well except for the slightly less than half of the population who didn't vote for the asstard.

[Lusankya]

So my other Anglo friends, what do you say about EMPEROR BLAIR and
EMPEROR HOWARD's continued reign of terror over the UK and Australia?

Should Term limits be instituted in those countries so that you don't have
to deal with assholes for more than 8 years?

Probably not posible without a consitutional ammendment. Which arent very popular here in Australia, and how the consitution is setup almost imposible to achieve.

75% of the population and then 100% of the states(IIRC A state votes yes with 75% of it population voting yes) need to vote yes. You can guess how hard that is to achieve.

No, it's a majority of the population in a majority of states (so at least 4 of 6 states must have a majority), plus a majority over all, so it's not that impossible, but constitutioal amendments generally don't go through unless they have the backing of the PM, since the PM has complete creative control over the wording of the poll. And since very few (if any) politicians would amend the constitution so that their time in office (and their superannuation) would be reduced, I doubt it would go through.

View the republic referendum - Howard did't want a republic, and as a result, he chose a republican model that few people would support, he added the preamble question to the repubic question, and since his preamble inculded God, that made some erstwhile republicans go against the republic because of that... had he wanted the republic, the question would have been a simple "do you want Australia to be a republic", but his convoluted approach to the subject meant that support for the republic was diminished.

And as to Howard's continued reign? Well, I voted for him. He's doing a good job, so I'm happy for him to continue until he dies, comes back from the dead and then gets un-undeadified (unless someone better comes along, that is).

[Thinkmarble]

Democracy is the type of poltitical system were the people get the goverment they deserve.

Well except for the slightly less than half of the population who didn't vote for the asstard.[/quote]

Actually it is even worse. Roughly 3/4 of the population may vote, 2/3 of that number actually do, and around half have voted for Bush.
So we get that around a quarter of the population have voted for Bush.

But then it was more meant as an snark then anything else.
Eventhou voting is just the minimum you can do.

[Col. Crackpot]

Nah I like the idea of a dictator sitting up top for as long as he an, it makes things more fun. Besides, I love Tony.

if it weren't for those silly requirements in the US Constitution, old Tony could run for just about any office over here and win.

[weemadando]

I have no problem on there not being term-limits in Australian politics. But I would appreciate it if they did actually retire at the compulsorary retirement age for everyone else - which THEY FUCKING LEGISLATED.