When someone is elected for a term of years, he should serve them out unless he resigns or is impeached. The popularity ratings of U.S. presidents regularly sink below 50 percent -- George W. Bush’s fell into the 20s -- but that doesn’t mean they should be removed from office. The president needs a majority only when elected, not at every subsequent moment. This applies to a president who is doing a bad job and even to a president who is violating the constitution. (Who then, by the way, should be removed by a constitutional process if at all possible. bloomberg/news/2013-07-03/democracy-loses-in-egypt-and-beyond.html
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:02:57 +0000
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