Democracies are often lost when one individual remains in power too long. Our democracy has likely been saved by the two term limit on the President. Even so one individual attempted to remain in power even though he lost the election.
Too much power for too long in the hands of a very few individuals can be a real threat to democracy. That situation currently exists in both the Congress and the Supreme Court. Also keeping individuals in power for long periods limits bringing in new ideas and fresh thinking.
As it is now with individuals in power for so long both houses of congress are run more like dictatorships or olagarchies than democracies with the top individuals deciding how all in their party will vote rather than voting their own beliefs.
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