Democrat moves to clarify the 22nd Amendment after Trump refers to running for third term
Democrat moves to clarify the 22nd Amendment after Trump refers to running for third term
Representative Daniel Goldman of New York plans to introduce a resolution clarifying that the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents applies even if the terms are not consecutive.
Summary
Rep. Daniel Goldman plans to introduce a resolution clarifying that the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents applies even if terms are non-consecutive, aiming to close any perceived loophole after Donald Trump joked about seeking a third term.
While unlikely to advance under Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, Goldman’s resolution underscores Democrats’ concerns over Trump's repeated comments about serving beyond two terms, which some view as "anti-democratic and authoritarian."
Goldman urges bipartisan support to uphold the 22nd Amendment, amid fears that some Republicans might not view Trump’s statements as mere jokes.
Cool how the dems always wait until the last minute to ineffectively attempt the bare minimum.
It's not even the bare minimum, it's dangerous. Every idiot, every American knows it applies to the total, it's never been a realistic conversation. Also, I doubt more than 15% could even tell you who he was let alone when FDR served. The illiteracy rate in America is getting really disturbing.
Him doing this is just opening the conversation, it makes it seem like he agrees that it currently reads as non consecutive... when no person acting in good faith would agree with agree with that.
Democrats love blue balls
What are you doing to combat the Republicans actions?
Oh neat, you're re mis-targeting your anger. Cool cool cool cool cool.
Democrats deserve contempt for supporting a genocide trying to win at electoralism and still losing.
If Trump tried to run for a third term, could Obama run against him?
If Trump tried to run for a third term, could Obama run against him?
No. Obama is term-limited. Trump is not, because (choose one or more):
- Trump did not serve two consecutive terms
- Obama is black
- Trump can't count to two anyway.
- The rules don't apply to Republican candidates
- Just like SCOTUS did with the 14th amendment, rules of the constitution can simply be hand-waved aside when they become politically inconvenient.
- They have control of everything. What the fuck is anyone gonna do about it?
Yes, he could. But, that would require real elections, which is a pipe dream now
We shouldn't even entertain the idea of third terms. It's starts normalizing it.
We shouldn't have normalized letting traitors run for office. But SCOTUS deemed the constitution "unenforceable".
We need to normalize the constitution. But people acted like the 14th amendment was "novel" and now there's precedence.
If we are breaking it to that point, then he'll just run again and kill any one who runs against him. Officially of course. That way it can't be a crime. Or he could just retire like sulla did after dealing the mortal blow to the republic. Will it really matter at that point if everything is "fixed"
If they are playing the non-consecutive game...
God fucking dammit. When you start a process like this it gives credence that the ammendment doesn't prohibit non-consecutive terms.
Fuck! This asshole is giving ammunition to Trump.
Yeah, I agree. This was a bad idea. The text is quite clear that no person shall be elected to be President more than twice. Simply introducing it as a "clarification" will give the impression that clarification is necessary. It's not.
Republicans can't do anything to fix this (legally) other than to amend the Constitution. Let's see what illegal shit they try, though.
There's a similar sort of tussle going on in Canada. In Canada abortion is a constitutionally guaranteed freedom but given the shit going on in the US there have been discussions about passing a law to absolutely for sure double enshrine it. However the opinion from Supreme Court jurists among others is that passing a law guaranteeing it may weaken the protections because it'd move it from a universally recognized freedom to a law someone could reverse if the wrong party took power.
It's a really interesting discussion up here because that was essentially the state of affairs in the US (though Roe was a weaker ruling than our understanding up here) until yall had an activist Court that said "Fuck it" and acted illegally. So the question is "is it more likely for us to get chucklefucks in the legislature or the court, and if we're really clear about not passing a law because it's inherently accepted as a human right can we prevent it."
We do have a significant chucklefuck crowd in Canada (thanks American cultural export) so it's a concern but abortion access is extremely popular up here so it hasn't been turned into a wedge issue. (We do have stupid bullshit over trans rights, the environment, and indigenous sovereignty, though - in Canada all the scary stereotypes America has against black people and Mexicans are instead directed at Native Americans).
This isn't about needing clarification though. Like you said, clarification is not necessary. This move is about being able to wave this amendment around in front of everyone, and publicly force Republicans to agree on its meaning, ahead of Trump ignoring it.
I don't see this as being completely a bad move but I am not a legal expert. I also won't call it a good move, but it will force the hand of the Republicans who wish to ignore this law into publicly stating as much. This would have been a lot more effective earlier though I think.
God fucking dammit. When you start a process like this it gives credence that the ammendment doesn’t prohibit non-consecutive terms.
Fuck! This asshole is giving ammunition to Trump.
Actually, no.
This process started when the Supreme Court essentially ruled that the 14th amendment to the Constitution was unenforceable, allowing Trump to even run in the first place. Once you say that amendments can just be hand-waved away, then the Constitution itself stops being the Supreme law of the land, and just becomes a really old piece of paper with guidelines that can be ignored if they become inconvenient. The exact same rationale used to discard the 14th amendment could just as easily be used to discard the 22nd amendment. Or the 19th. Or the 13th. Or the first 10. Just write it off as "too vague and incompatible with modern society to be enforceable" and voila.
In all fairness, it does specify that no person can be elected to president more than twice, full stop. Unfortunately, it does leave open two loopholes. 1) He, while president, manages to coerce the skipping or elimination of elections and he just gets another term without an election. 2) He runs as VP for another person (no limit there) and assume the presidency when their lacky dies, retires, etc. Or he just uses them as a puppet from the VP spot.
I'm honestly not too worried about this. Trump can already effectively run for a third or any number of terms. The Republican party is now a full-on cult of personality around Trump. To stay in power, all Trump has to do is have one of his fail sons run as his successor. During the campaign, have the actual candidate largely in the background, and make it clear to all voters that his son will be running as a formality only; Trump will remain the real power behind the throne. And, once elected, Trump can continue to maintain power through the power he personally has on the party. If his son ever goes against his wishes, Trump can get on TV and immediately turn the base against the nominal president. His son may formally be president, but he's not getting anything past MAGA congressmembers without the blessing of Trump himself.
I will vomit everyday forever if Ivanka turns out to be our first female president.
I doubt he'll be anything other than dead or a drooling vegetable in 4 years.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice
I can't wait to hear random republicans going on 3 minute tangeants whenever someone asks the burning question: 'is 3 greater than 2?'
Ah, but what if he simply gets rid of democratic elections, then he needn't worry about the issue of being elected more than twice
Fat fuck will be long dead.
From a purely physiological and health-related standpoint, is anyone actually afraid that this may happen? Duder is like 80 and lives on fast food and uppers as far as I know.
Kings and tyrants always have successors.
the people are left to pay the bill when a fight for succession happens.
I would ask everyone to imagine the US being like the post Soviet collapse. ammo out the ass but not a crumb to eat.
who am I kidding though, the youngins weren't alive then. I doubt they even remember Kosovo.
Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
We need a new Constitutional Congress.