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Having been in government and a close observer of how power is used within government I would say that the 22nd amendment by and large is a good thing. However, I do think the people suggesting it be thrown out also have a point. Perhaps modifying the amendment so that a President can only serve two terms consecutively with a one or two term interval between Presidencies would be a solution. The reason the 22nd is good is because it causes the breakup of executive power, which, if in the same hands for too long is always a bad thing even when one considers that the great FDR held power for much longer than 8 years. These days, the accumulation and use of executive power for illegitimate reasons is too frequent to begin with. If Presidents could be elected over and over again it would only get worse and likely much, much, much worse.
