# Talk of Guiliani and an extended or third term: anyone else disturbed by this?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 24, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-of-guiliani-and-an-extended-or-third-term-anyone-else-disturbed-by-this/83509 "2001-09-24T16:41:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-of-guiliani-and-an-extended-or-third-term-anyone-else-disturbed-by-this/83509/41 "2001-09-28T02:32:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by capacitor \*  
> \*\* anyone in power would be ambivalent about it \*\*

Damnit, anyone in power should be most circumspect in following the law. Without law there is no electorate, only dictators.

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**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-of-guiliani-and-an-extended-or-third-term-anyone-else-disturbed-by-this/83509/42 "2001-09-28T04:00:50Z")

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[http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010927/el/new\_york\_mayor.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010927/el/new_york_mayor.html)

Well, here’s the latest. Great f’n debate by the way, folks! 🙂

Is this proof Americans are so quick to forgo our democracy and liberites in wake of terror? Is Rudy using his newfound clout for a power play? Tell us your thoughts on WSDMB-AM!!! 😃

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-of-guiliani-and-an-extended-or-third-term-anyone-else-disturbed-by-this/83509/43 "2001-09-28T04:04:35Z")

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Rudy may be the hero of the day, that does not change the fact that he was a dictator in the past.

Erek

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**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-of-guiliani-and-an-extended-or-third-term-anyone-else-disturbed-by-this/83509/44 "2001-09-28T16:40:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by mswas \*  
> \*\*Rudy may be the hero of the day, that does not change the fact that he was a dictator in the past.
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> Erek \*\*

You say that like it’s a bad thing. 🙂

Rudy is a dictator. I’ve always maintained that he’s a good mayor, might make a good president someday, but would have been a lousy senator. Can you see him building coalitions with people? Not likely.

And might I say, I think the “emergency powers” 3-month extension of his term is kinda weird. I’d rather just see term limits overturned altogether and Rudy _run_ for a third term. Just b/c _I_ want him for mayor doesn’t mean everyone else does; the voters should still have their say.

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