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PPP wants state institutions respect: Zardari

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President Obama's Schedule Today (1/13/10)

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How important is experience in becoming President ?
Q. Most politicians that become president never had experience of being a president . Most candidates were first time presidents. Bush never had experience as a president .. Do you need prior presidential experience to be a president ?
Asked by jackie - Sat Aug 23 12:26:24 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You make it hard to answer, you make a good point, most presidents were not president when they got elected to president, but then you bring up Dubya, who not only had a prez for father, but managed to steal, I mean get elected twice. Does that mean the American public, voters that is, are in the majority gullible? So which is better, someone who supports failed policies without question, or someone who recognizes our country is in deep doo doo and we need change, but was not a POW? ABB McClone (anybody but McClone).
Answered by Bub - Sat Aug 23 12:32:59 2008

What is the eligibility period to serve as president?
Q. Although one person is limited to two four year terms elected as president, if I recall correctly, an individual can actually serve more than eight years. For instance, the president resigns and then the vice-president finishes up the former president's term. After which I believe they can still run for two terms as president as long as their total time served does not exceed something on the order of nine years and change. My question is: How long is that eligibility period?
Asked by Adam S - Wed Nov 5 23:56:09 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ten years is the limit. For exactly the reason if the president dies in office than the VP can take over. That two years is added in there so that the VP can still have two full terms of their own.
Answered by dreamnmusic - Thu Nov 6 00:00:30 2008

What if our next president decided to pull out of Iraq but the pentagon refused?
Q. What If the next president ordered the troops to come home but the pentagon called this a threat to national security and refused? It would basicly mean that the white house has lost control over the military. Funding for the military could be a problem but a powerfull army does not need money. They can take what they need. With all of the new homeland security laws out there does this seem possible? Can the US military over ride the presidents orders if they consider it a threat to national security?
Asked by joe w - Fri Mar 21 01:47:38 2008 - - 11 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well when push came to shove, the officers involved would have to choose between being tried for treason for failing to follow their civilian leadership and initiating a military coup. The military isn't a fourth branch of the government with a right to oppose the executive, like the Congress (impeachment) and Supreme Court (ruling on the constitutionality of its actions) can. At best it might make an interesting novel.
Answered by PFuller - Fri Mar 21 02:05:46 2008