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Thread #98915 Message #1965196
Posted By: pdq
12-Feb-07 - 04:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Positive things about US presidents
Subject: RE: BS: Positive things about US presidents
Dear Ebbie:
Here is the answer to your question.
The Twenty-second Amendment was proposed on March 24, 1947, and ratified on February 27, 1951. The amendment imposed term limits on the office of president of the United States.>
The Republicans won back both houses of Congress in the 1946 elections and this was one of several measures they implemented to prevent the abuse-of-power demonstrated by FDR.