Because Empires Require Emperors

Apparently, converting the Middle-East into an American Empire is likely to take more than 8 years, which means the Emperor has no time, so a move is afoot to remove term limits for the President:

Re: Dubya In 2008--Repeal The 22nd Amendment (Score: 1)
by HotCarl on Monday, November 08 @ 15:45:33 CST

Oh my gosh, it would be awesome if dubya could be president for a third term, I'd vote for him as long as he'd be willing to lead us. Those towelheads love the fact that every four years our government has the chance to get taken over by liberals. The 22nd amendment is UNAMERICAN. In fact we should pass an amendment to not only allow dubya to have more terms but also to allow him total control of military funding. The president should have the power to do what is RIGHT and NECESSARRY for our survival. Our LIVES are at stake nowadays, and we need to eradicate terrorists around the world. I pray that we don't stop with Iraq after all the liberal whining about the good we're doing there. I pray every day that our great leader George W. Bush will lead us to victory around the globe against countries like Iraq that could kill millions of God fearing americans with their atomic bombs and gas and hoards of screaming maniacs who hate freedom!

Wow. Carl must be getting totally hot, now! A bill to repeal the 22nd Amendment is hanging out on the House floor at this very moment:

H. J. RES. 9

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2005

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

Article--

The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

The 22nd Amendment had a couple of purposes, one of which was to reduce the chances that we'd end up with a power-hungry Hitler clone running the country with no effective means of ousting him. But the right-wing fanatics - who are all for term limits for those they disagree with - sure chafe at limits that affect their guy. The desire for an all-powerful emperor is very strong in those to whom power is the only measure of worth.