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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes this mean that black presidents only get 3/5ths of a term?
Since they're not allowed to appoint SC justices in their last year.
(stole this from a friend of mine on facebook)
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Does this mean that black presidents only get 3/5ths of a term? (Original Post)
Johnyawl
Feb 2016
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. Seems that way to Mitch McTurtle. nt
malthaussen
(17,202 posts)3. Give Mitch credit.
He must have been crying in his beer (does he drink beer? If so, probably Budweiser) when Mr Obama stole the last election. Fortunately, he had plan b: if he could not ensure Mr Obama would have no second term, he could ensure that nothing was done during it. And when you think of it, aside from the odd executive order or USSC ruling, what has been accomplished since 2012?
-- Mal
jehop61
(1,735 posts)2. Oh, I thought
it meant that a brown Senator can only vote 3/5ths of the time.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)4. Obama can nominate whoever he wants
But the senate reserves the right to vote yes or no on whoever they want.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)5. Excellent framing. Let's go with that.
Orrex
(63,215 posts)6. Your friend may have stolen that from DU