Second terms, historically, do not go over very well for the President.
As evident with Reagan's, Clinton's, Bush's, and hell, even Thomas Jefferson's 2nd terms, the extra four years can provide nothing but trouble to many of our past executives. This is no different for President Obama, who will face a flurry of challenges and expectations in his second term.
In his inaugural address, he made, in my opinion, his most progressive speech to date. Touching on climate change, gun control, women's rights, marriage equality, social programs, and even immigration, he has set himself up for either great accomplishment or great failure. America will be watching these next four years to see what really will get done under this administration. Will immigration reform come to fruition? Will marriage equality finally become a reality for many LGBT Americans? Will the President who was brash enough to essentially say "I'm here, get over it," in his speech finally muster the courage to tackle stricter environmental regulations that failed to pass in 2010?
These answers have yet to come. But I feel that Obama will go down in history as our time's FDR. However, the weight of our future will rest heavily upon the soldiers of the American people. In 2014, they will have a choice: vote blue or continue to set our country back. Despite unfair gerrymandering, the GOP is sinking like concrete and I feel that the chance of a Democratic House is alive and well. If this were to happen, America would drastically change for the better.
Should a democratic monopoly be present in Washington after 2014, no amount of GOP opposition will be able to stop the progress we will make both socially and economically. My predictions? Barack Obama will go down in history as the greatest ally in our history to women, LGBT Americans, immigrants, and secular citizens. For the first time in history, we could be at the brink of universal marriage equality. We would pass filibuster reform. We would pass immigration reform. Creationism will not be taught in our public schools, funded by our tax dollars. Our economy will recover exponentially as opposed to its current slow but steady rebound. For the first time in years, our streets will be safe from the military-style death machines known by many as fully-automatic assault rifles. As a great nation, we will reach a liberal zenith while a defeated and weary Republican party sits by the sidelines as their last shreds of racist, evangelical, homophobic, and bigoted holdings on our legislation crumble away with the winds of change.
It will be a glorious and historic moment in our history-- all thanks to a fearless President who told our nation on Monday that he will not back down, that he has nothing to lose and will stop at nothing short of what our country truly deserves. These were the words of a man not concerned with re-election, but rather, concerned with the welfare and happiness of his nation.
So, no matter how many hurdles Obama will face in this second term, (fingers crossed for no scandals) he will have equally as many achievements. Kudos to you, Barry, and I wish you the best of luck in your next four years as President of the United States.
P.S. Barack, I'm not really digging this whole "monarch, tyrannical" persona you've embraced lately. I mean, 'executive orders'? Who do you think you are? The President? You should be ashamed taking people's assault weapons. They need them for protection! What's next? Are you gonna force everyone to have a gay marriage? Shameful.
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