I have come to the conclusion that the 22nd Amendment [limiting the presidency to two terms] was a mistake. Shouldn't the people have the right to vote for someone as many times as they want to vote for him?
- Ronald Wilson Reagan
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Oh, I think W is already far beyond this. He's been watching Musharraf, and has visions of States of Emergency and cancelled elections dancing in his head.