through out history the reasons for presidential and congressional term limits have been seen in the governments around the world. On every continent a ruler can be found, who is tyrannical and dictatorial. every government that does not have term limits runs the risk of having a corrupt and power hungry official abuse the power they have to rule. Term limits are the only way for a government to ensure the influx of new ideas and thoughts and to prevent one individual from becoming to powerful.

In the authoritarian government established in Iraq by Saddam Hussein the usefulness of term limits can be seen quite clearly. After a military coup in 1968 , Hussein established himself as the head of a revolutionary command council with absolute authority over the country. Through out his rule Saddam Hussein has lead his count

ry into many bloody and costly wars with the countries surrounding Iraq. Through his stubborn ideas and unrelenting policies he has inflicted much damage on his country. He represses and has led violent persecutions on religious minorities. Even his close circle of family and friends began to doubt his policies. B/c of this he had many of them arrested, exiled and some even killed....especially those he thought were after his rule. This shows his irrational need for power. If presidential term limits had been in place his power would have been restricted by those limits instead of allowing his hunger for power to grow into a bloody 20 year regime.

there are many other arguments for term limits in the united states besides the fear of oppressive governments... studies show that by limiting an officials time in office that they r better able to vote his or her cons

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