The Twenty-Second Amendment

The Twenty-Second Amendment: 

Section 1.

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Section 2.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress.

This breaks down the presidential term limits.  Two terms, each of four years is the maximum amount of time a person can be President.  Anyone who has filled in for the President for two years, for example the Vice-President, cannot run for President again.  This did not apply to the President in office during the ratification of this amendment.  

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only President to run for 4 terms, an equivalent of 16 years.  Up till this point, previous President's ran only for 2 terms, following in the steps of George Washington.  During FDR's unique length in the office he faced major crisis' like the Great Depression and WWII.  At the time, America needed a steady leader to guide them out of such challenging times.  However, after FDR American's realized it is better to have a new President every 2 terms.  It is refreshing to bring new leadership and ideas to the Presidency. 

At (.47 seconds) the video points out three very critical reasons why we should limit the Presidency to 2 terms.  

1. Dictatorship

2. Promotes Freedom

Supports Our Individuality

It continues with an excellent point, "It keeps America from turmoil that it has previously experienced." Although history repeats itself, having different a new President can prevent negative events from happening again and leaves room for great new potential.