How would a removal of the 22nd Amendment impact our history? Prior to FDR, all Presidents followed the 2-term tradition. Then, in 1947 the 22nd Amendment limiting a President to 2 terms was passed.
Although technically Truman could run again in OTL, he backed out after getting stomped in the NH primary in 1950.
I doubt Eisenhower would run again in 1960 after the heart attack. JFK was assassinated, LBJ didn't run for a 2nd term, Nixon was impeached, Ford lost in '76, and Carter lost in '80. I doubt Reagan would run again in '88 with the Alzheimer's already beginning to set in. Bush lost in '92.
So .... would Bill Clinton have run again in 2000? Would we have seen the mythic Clinton-W Bush election and if so what would have happened?
Although technically Truman could run again in OTL, he backed out after getting stomped in the NH primary in 1950.
I doubt Eisenhower would run again in 1960 after the heart attack. JFK was assassinated, LBJ didn't run for a 2nd term, Nixon was impeached, Ford lost in '76, and Carter lost in '80. I doubt Reagan would run again in '88 with the Alzheimer's already beginning to set in. Bush lost in '92.
So .... would Bill Clinton have run again in 2000? Would we have seen the mythic Clinton-W Bush election and if so what would have happened?