should my left shifter be clicking more than twice So the left shifter is for my front mech. When I twist it, it can click  mor than twice. I have three chain rings at the front. Is this normal? Right now when u turn it try changing gears the mech doesn't line up with the indicated chain ring
The lining up (or not) suggests some tuning is in order, but it is normal to have multiple clicks per shift on many models, to allow fine tuning of the shift while riding (if you count the clicks carefully you may find that the middle chainring is at a different position when approached from the larger compared to the smaller chainring). When you say twist, are you talking about something like revoshift? 



The revoshift I'm familiar with certainly does this.

The adjustment of the font mech for not lining up is more likely to be a matter of limit screws than cable tension -- see Sheldon Brown (skip to the limit screws) among many HowTos for this.