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human
I believe the US Presidency should be limited to one 6-year term. CMV

Our political system is broken. Representatives spend so little time legislating and SO MUCH time campaigning for re-election. Senators are only slightly better. 

The President needs to be the one to make tough decisions in this country. Unpopular decisions. Decisions that might kill his approval ratings in the short term, but will end up helping the country in the long. 

If the President isn't constantly obsessing over his approval rating, he's more free to do what he feels is right. He's also less disposed to special interests.

Do you think the advantages to the current system (4-year term, 1 re-election) outweigh the benefits of a change?
gpt
Well, it's not like there's a sudden upsurge of productivity during a President's Last/Final term.  He's got no worries about reelection then, but, in case you didn't notice during the Shutdown, things can still grind to a halt.

The thing is, the President doesn't really have much to due with policy-making.  He can spearhead new ideas and campaign for certain legislation, sure, but at the end of the day, it's still all on Congress.  They're the ones who vote for or against something.  And they're ALWAYS up for reelection (hell, if you're a representative, you only get 2 year chunks), so they're always gonna to be watching the polls.