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jmowreader

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24. One sentence will stop this nonsense in its tracks

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2024, 09:14 PM

Mar 28

"I'm Barack Obama, and if you repeal the 22nd Amendment I'm filing to run for president that very day."

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Project 2025 partner floats repealing the 22nd Amendment and allowing Trump to serve a third term [View all] brooklynite Mar 28 OP

Would be funny if this backfired and they got an Obama third term. All Mixed Up Mar 28 #1

" It was adopted after former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to a third and fourth term..." Grins Mar 28 #2

And ironically, the first president affected by the 22nd Amendment was.... DFW Mar 29 #31

If 2/3 of the states ratify such a thing, the country is already past the end times. eggplant Mar 28 #3

The Heritage Foundation has been planning for years to use the constitutional convention route. Eugene Mar 28 #16

Before this scenario can ever become possible in the US FakeNoose Mar 28 #19

Then what????? Donald J. Trump!!!!!!! OAITW r.2.0 Mar 29 #28

👎👎👎 No thanks FakeNoose Mar 29 #30

It takes 2/3rds to propose an amendment; 3/4ths are required to ratify. rsdsharp Mar 29 #27

my error. an even higher bar! eggplant Mar 29 #34

Repeal the 22nd in one hand, and shit in the other. Aristus Mar 28 #4

WTF EarlG Mar 28 #5

Anyone who writes for the Examiner AND the American Conservative FakeNoose Mar 28 #20

"supposedly unique popularity" - that would be losing the popular vote twice in a row muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #35

Voters didn't want him for a 2nd term, why on earth do they think he'd get a third? Marthe48 Mar 28 #6

Can you imagine how mentally unraveled Doturd would be in a THIRD TERM?? AZ8theist Mar 28 #13

A better idea for floating liberalgunwilltravel Mar 28 #7

I have been expecting this. They're going to say something about consecutive terms, and his first term was marred etc Walleye Mar 28 #8

Doesn't surprise me. Mz Pip Mar 28 #9

Scotus doesn't get to vote on amendments added or removed. Captain Zero Mar 29 #36

There needs to be a database compiled of these creeps. LiberalFighter Mar 28 #10

Doesn't matter. Trump will lose the 2024 election so he can run again in 2028. Squaredeal Mar 28 #11

Or has shuffled off this mortal coil. nt Dulcinea Mar 28 #21

"GAME OVER" OAITW r.2.0 Mar 29 #29

There are 2 paths to accomplish this... getagrip_already Mar 28 #12

LOL! Bayard Mar 28 #14

Well then... if we are going to start reflecting on what the drafters anticipated.... IcyPeas Mar 28 #15

It's never occurred to them NanaCat Mar 28 #17

... ColinC Mar 28 #18

I was wondering how long it would take for this idea to surface. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 28 #22

A million people lost their lives to Covid FakeNoose Mar 30 #37

Obama over there like, "Yo! Michelle! You ready? Imma fuck around and do this!!" SKKY Mar 28 #23

One sentence will stop this nonsense in its tracks jmowreader Mar 28 #24

I support repealing the 22nd Amendment as well Polybius Mar 28 #25

Gag me viva la Mar 28 #26

If Trump wins this time, the word "term" will become obsolete. zanana1 Mar 29 #32

That kind of blows their argument about Biden being too old. Grins Mar 29 #33

History proves over and over Marthe48 Mar 30 #38

Sure. Aussie105 Mar 30 #39

Project 2025 clearly spells out the plan to make trump president for life LetMyPeopleVote Apr 3 #40

'In office forever': Trump's Project 2025 partner calls for ending presidential term limit LetMyPeopleVote Apr 3 #41

Partner of Trump's Project 2025 calls for abolishing the 22nd Amendment, allowing Trump to be in office forever LetMyPeopleVote Apr 3 #42