Quote Originally Posted by Jarvan View Post
He got elected president people people are fucking morons. He was elected by the MTV Generation really, that thinks celebrity is more important then reality. It's funny though, but I have already been hearing people on the left say "What experience does Rubio even have? He hasn't even completed a term as Senator" Go figure. But if what you are saying is I could get elected president and turn the country into a different political system, say dictatorship, I think you are sadly mistaken. Our constitution allows limited change, with a 2/3rds majority. Which is generally the political ruling class. Example.. why don't we have term limits? Because those in power don't want them.
I don't think any of those words mean what you think they mean. If you would, let me go point by point:

1. You could absolutely turn the country into a de jure dictatorship. Although it does require a particular voting threshold, there is no limit to changing our Constitution. The main body of the text has been repeatedly altered by Amendments. This is why people can talk about Amending the Constitution to permit foreign-born citizens to run for President, for instance.

2. If you were elected President, you could absolutely turn the country into a de facto dictatorship. (You could even argue it already has been.) The trouble with looking at everything in black and white is that you lose any depth of vision and just go by labels. We are called a democratic republic, and yet in practice we are closer to some historical dictatorships than some historical republics.

3. We do have (some) term limits. If you want more and can convince people that it's a good idea, we will have more. If you can't convince people, it might not be the fault of a shadowy political elite or a vapid electorate. It might be your fault for not having good ideas. Sometimes you fail because you're bad, not because of a conspiracy. Again though, if you don't even try, who cares?
Quote Originally Posted by Candor
News flash: You are not in the ideological middle ground.
I disagree. I have (happily) voted for the man elected President in every election I have been eligible to vote in (2004-present). How would an extremist do that?
Quote Originally Posted by Methais
You thought he was serious in those "...and as a Republican..." posts?
I'm always serious, Methais. It is a fact that I am a Republican, and it says more about you people that this continues to be a point of contention.