Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles has proposed legislation that would amend the Constitution, allowing Donald Trump to run for a third presidential term. “I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment...
New GOP bill would let Trump (but not Obama) run for a third term [another source]
Not really. There’s no way this passes. The constitutional amendment process is too complicated even for broadly popular ideas to get through. Anything blatantly partisan like this is DOA.
There’s some other novel legal theories (read: dumb as shit, but our Supreme Court might let it through, anyway) on how Trump could bypass the constitutional term limits, but I doubt even those will work.
The issue with that one was tangled up with “what is an insurrection, anyway?”. Most of the other presidential requirements have zero room for interpretation, including this one. States wouldn’t even put him on the ballot.
Can’t they reverse tickets next time so he’s running mate to Vance, then on Jan 22 Vance falls out a window and Bobs your Uncle. Trump gets his third term but was only ever elected twice
No. The 12th Amendment specifies that “… no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.” If you already served two terms as President, you aren’t eligible to be Vice President.
Americans are just letting these guys touch them right in the constitution.
It’s so wild after all those lies about freedom and the right choice.
It would still have to get through the Senate and 38ish State Legislatures. This isn’t a serious thing.
It’s never serious until it is.
Not really. There’s no way this passes. The constitutional amendment process is too complicated even for broadly popular ideas to get through. Anything blatantly partisan like this is DOA.
There’s some other novel legal theories (read: dumb as shit, but our Supreme Court might let it through, anyway) on how Trump could bypass the constitutional term limits, but I doubt even those will work.
I’m just waiting for the Supreme Court to declare part of the Constitution unconstitutional.
Oh they already did.
Wasn’t there also something in the constitution about insurrection…? Yeah… I don’t think they care about it.
The issue with that one was tangled up with “what is an insurrection, anyway?”. Most of the other presidential requirements have zero room for interpretation, including this one. States wouldn’t even put him on the ballot.
Can’t they reverse tickets next time so he’s running mate to Vance, then on Jan 22 Vance falls out a window and Bobs your Uncle. Trump gets his third term but was only ever elected twice
No. The 12th Amendment specifies that “… no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.” If you already served two terms as President, you aren’t eligible to be Vice President.
Yeah, I guess it’s the wrong order
If you have any ideas on how to stop them (that doesn’t violate Lemmy tos or get you put on a watch list) please share it.
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