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Walking in Putin’s Foot Prints: A Second Term for Trump?

John Amendall

    Vladimir Putin was formerly the CEO of the KGB. The latter was Russia’s dirty tricks department. KGB was an acronym for Komitet Gosudanrstvennoy Bezopasnostii. That’s quite a mouthful even for a Russian. Let’s keep it simple and use KGB (Committee for State Security.)
    From 1954 to 1991 state security police was responsible for external espionage, internal counter intelligence and internal “crimes against the state.” The latter was anything the state security police said it was. In England during the reign of Henry VIII anyone publicly inquiring about his health was considered a threat to his regency. This treason commonly resulted in that ever popular British blood sport draw and quartering. If you ever discuss the concept of freedom with a Russian ask them how long Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Rachel Meadow, Oprah Winfrey and Chris Matthews would last on Russian TV. Forget Matthews he blew up his own balloon.
    In 1999 Russian President Boris Yeltsin dismissed his Prime Minister promoting Putin to that position. Practices associated with the KGB were so outrageous even by Russia’s blunt standards that it was deemed necessary to adopt a more apparently user friendly Department the FSB. I’ve spared you from another Russian mouthful but FSB (Federal Service of the Russian Federation) became the KGB’s domestic successor.
    Apparently no one in Russia was familiar with the Bard’s: “That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” The FSB didn’t change anything about the KGB’s operations or dreadful activities. In all fairness the Russian people were not fooled and knew what their political sycophants were trying to do with this lame name change.
    From 1999 to 2012 Putin was Prime Minister heading up the FSB. But this wasn’t enough for his insatiable political ambition. From 2012 to 2020 Putin was elected President. Russians are a little sensitive when other nations criticize their form of “democracy.” Some time during Putin’s tenure presidential terms were lengthened from 4 years to 6 years extending his presidency by 4 yrs. How convenient. A good trick if you can do it.
    Now after serving two 6 yr. terms Putin would be out of office in 2024. But wait.
    In a rare address to the Duma Putin informed them that the Russian people couldn’t do without him because of the stability he had achieved for them. “We have enough of revolutions,” he said to the Duma.
    Accordingly he proposed scrapping the presidential term limits (two 6 yr. terms) or amending the Russian Constitution (not to be confused with the U.S. Constitution which has its own problems). Surprise! Putin signed a law on constitutional changes. Only one vote out of 400 plus officers voted against it. I wonder who that individual was. May want to seek another occupation if he or she can get out of town fast enough.
    At this writing a national vote was still pending. The new law would permit Putin to run again for office in 2024 and again in 2030. Assuming he lived that long we’re talking 2036. By this time Putin would be 83. His rule would be longer than that all world rascal Joseph Stalin. That’s some kind of company to be compared to.
    His political allies (toadies) praised and supported him and his proposal.
    Critics, and they better be careful, were appalled by Putin’s proposal wondering about their future. “President for Life.” And mighty Russia becomes a banana republic. One critic opined: “The person who brought Russia into chaos and disaster could remain in power for life.” “What could be worse?” Indeed.
    There has been considerable concern expressed for the viability of a second term for President Trump. Still Russia has a bigger problem on their hands than we do.
    From first President Washington to number 31 Coolidge it was generally understood and agreed upon that a U.S. president’s tenure should not exceed two four year terms. But this custom was not observed by the 32^nd
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) who was elected for two four year terms (1933-1940). Not with-standing serious health problems and the threat of global war FDR ran for an unprecedented third term in 1940. During WWII he ran and won a fourth term serving only two months and 23 days dying in 1945 at 63. While FDR had supporters and dissenters, historians agree that because of health problems he shouldn’t have run for office in 1940 and certainly not in 1944.
    So! The U.S. had a notable exception exceeding two-four terms. This exception produced the 22^nd
Amendment of the Constitution in 1947 ratified in 1951 limiting a U.S. president to two-four year terms.
    We are protected by this amendment as Trump would have to follow in Putin’s foot prints to bring about such an abomination. Exercise the freedom we have to determine whether Trump deserves a second term or not.

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