Twelve years aren't heretical. What? Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected four times as president. Sadly, President Roosevelt passed away in 1945, but he would have served sixteen years, if not for his death. In 1951 the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, and it limited presidential terms. See the following extraction.
"Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once."
The foregoing is a portion of the text from the Amendment. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st. Over time, it became obvious that it was not such a good idea to have originally ratified prohibition. We live and learn, and society changes it's views. Any Amendment to the Constitution can be repealed, so don't doubt the 22nd Amendment might be next, or any other for all it matters
"Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once."
The foregoing is a portion of the text from the Amendment. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st. Over time, it became obvious that it was not such a good idea to have originally ratified prohibition. We live and learn, and society changes it's views. Any Amendment to the Constitution can be repealed, so don't doubt the 22nd Amendment might be next, or any other for all it matters
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