No, electing someone to a position for life has some serious drawbacks, and unless the system they work inside of is designed to counteract these drawbacks, then it definitely can be a very bad thing.
The primary problem is lack of accountability. A "president for life" has no real incentive to change their behavior, since they have no possibility of losing the position, except through violent overthrow or resignation. In such a position, the president (by human nature) will tend to accumulate wealth and power, with no (or little) regard for their constituents.
Overall, even in the best system, electing someone "president for life" turns out about as well as having a monarch. Which, historically speaking, is pretty bad for everyone except the monarch.
Having a president for life can lead to a lack of accountability and potential abuses of power. It goes against the principles of democracy where leaders should be periodically elected by the people. Rotation of power allows for fresh ideas and prevents the concentration of power in the hands of one individual for an extended period of time.
No- it is not a good idea. For one thing, such elections are rarely honest, I do not know of any country that freely decided to elect presidents for life. What usually happens if that a president is elected for a fixed term and then gets the constitution changed to make him president for life.
However, if some country did democratically elect a president for life, how would they know in advance who would be a good president?
The primary problem here may be lack of accountability. A "president for life" has no real incentive to change his behavior, since he has no possibility of losing the position, except through violent overthrow or resignation. In such a position, the president (by human nature) may tend to accumulate wealth and power, with no (or little) regard for their constituents. The saying that power corrupts has some truth to it even if the leader is a true statesman. Even a good president can change as he gets older. He may become senile or even insane. More likely, he will run out of ideas. He will develop a mind set that may become out of date and not work as the country changes. He may just get old and sick and either do nothing or let others make all the decisions.
The possessive plural of "president-elect" is "presidents-elect."
On what date will the next presidential election be held?
Calvin's theory of double predestination asserted that the elect had always been chosen by god, so he knew form the beginning of time who were going to be saved and who was going to be condemned, his belief in 'signs to the elect' meant that, if you lived a good life, it was a sign that you were in the elect but could not guarantee you a place.
A government in which people elect delegates to make laws is a Representative Government.
Before taking office, the president-elect must be officially confirmed by the Electoral College, take the oath of office on Inauguration Day, and begin the transition process by selecting key members of their administration. They will also receive national security briefings and start preparing their policy agenda.
It is not good to elect someone a president for life because he may not be fruitful and honest to the country through out his life, And the ideas of doing some thing good to the country will be restricted.
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in prior to President-elect Obama.
President Elect
Then the vice president-elect becomes president.
the month we elect the president is in January
yes. i think she will be a really good president. vote for her !
The President-elect is Barack H. Obama.
The president elect for 2008 is Barack Obama
It is of coarse that the french people elect the french president
cause he was a very good leader
US Constitution, Amendment XX, Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President....
the people know what they need and what they want so, they elect their president.