Because they liked the current president and wanted the terms to change so the president can be in office longer.
That is a matter of opinion. Nicholas Sarkozy is the President of France. Some people support him, and other people oppose him, just like with any leader of any democratic country.
President Polk and President Santa Anna. Generals Scott, Taylor and Kearny.
Why did some people oppose the new dea
Andrew Jackson was known as "Old Hickory."
There were wild stories in the eastern US about the discovery of gold in California. Despite the publicity, it was faraway and many people were unbelievers. Then, when US president Polk spoke about it in a message to Congress, the unbelievers were now confident about the reality of gold. Therefore, one can give President Polk some credit for the mad rush to get to California.
Usually those are the cultures that oppose freedom.
They have their own reasons.
Some members of Congress felt that President Polk's declaration of war on Mexico had been spurred by American tactics that were too aggressive. Some felt that the war's real goal was to acquire more slave territory.
Mainly I think these are people who oppose anything to do with nuclear power
They don't want it
They believed it contradicted what was written in the bible.