On 2012 and Term Limits

This is going to be a short post today because I spent most of the morning creating a new graphical header for my website (do you like it?).

* * *

Earlier this week, I was asking around for potential blog topics and one of my Facebook friends suggested '2012.' For some reason I drew a blank, wondering if he meant the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Yes, I'm a nerd. I automatically assume that everyone is thinking in Sci-Fi terms, shoot me. Soon I realized that he really meant the year of the next US Presidential Election and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe this guy wasn't happy with Obama's ascent to the White House?

Needless to say, I thought about it over the past couple of days and I realized that term limits, and elections are strangely tied to faith and hope. This guy is really looking forward to 2012 because it's a do-over. He gets another chance to cast his vote and change the system to something more in line with what he wants.

Whether we like the person in office or not, since we don't elect Senators, Governors, Representatives, and Presidents for life, we have an innate understanding (at least in this country) that power and influence are temporary. That means that we can always have faith and hope that things will get better- we can always elect someone else in a few years. There's always another chance to make a difference and change the course of history.

What about you..

Do you like term limits?

Whether you voted for Obama or not, are you looking forward to 2012 when you can cast another ballot?

Are you filled with a bit of hope that power is temporary?