House GOP measure would let Trump seek third term

2MoreYears · 02:58 PM

SCOTUS might give its approval for this together with its decision to get rid of Birthright Citizenship LOL

Might as well bu rn the Cons titution.

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A House Republican on Thursday introduced a proposed change to the Constitution that would allow President Trump to seek a third term in office.

Why it matters: The amendment has virtually no chance of becoming ratified but it is a marker of the depths of fealty the new president enjoys within the House GOP.

Republican House members have rushed to introduce bills that would codify Trump's vision for expanding the U.S. borders by acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal, for instance.
The measure is an extreme long-shot: It would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and be ratified by 38 states to be added to the Constitution.

Driving the news: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) said Thursday he is introducing a two-page joint resolution to amend the 22nd Amendment, which sets the current two-term limit for presidents.

Ogles' amendment would allow any president to serve a third term if their first two terms were non-consecutive.
The text of the amendment would still prohibit a third term if the first two were consecutive — prohibiting former Presidents Bush, Obama and Clinton from running again — or a third full term for anyone who has served more than two years of someone else's term.

What they're saying: "It is imperative that we provide President Trump with every resource necessary to correct the disastrous course set by the Biden administration," Ogles said in a statement.

"He is dedicated to restoring the republic and saving our country, and we, as legislators and as states, must do everything in our power to support him."
Ogles is a member of the Trump-aligned House Freedom Caucus who introduced legislation to allow him to negotiate a purchase of Greenland.

The other side: Ogles also faces a potential House Ethics Committee investigation for his campaign finances, as one House Democrat who sits on the committee that considers constitutional amendments noted.

"I don't think he wants to talk about the campaign finance fraud that he is accused of and would like us instead to focus on what a committed Trump sycophant he is," said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), a Judiciary Committee member.
"Truly pathetic. Voters from Tennessee deserve much better," she said.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), another Judiciary member, told Axios: "2 terms is enough chaos for any nation to endure."

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/24/tru...titution-ogles

Got_Daca · 01-24-2025, 02:31 PM

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2MoreYears · 01-24-2025, 02:35 PM

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I think this might apply lol

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There are also no rulings or legal precedence regarding birthright.. those are the first steps to making changes

Got_Daca · 01-24-2025, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MoreYears

I think this might apply lol

There is plausible ambiguity with 14th amend

No such ambiguity with Prez term limits

PapiChulo · 01-24-2025, 02:49 PM

Bro put an exception in the bill that applies after this Trump term only, so Obama can't run again. LMAO

2MoreYears · 02:58 PM

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Bro put an exception in the bill that applies after this Trump term only, so Obama can't run again. LMAO

yeah... that's hilarious!

DogJuiceMan · 01-24-2025, 05:03 PM

Implicit admission that Obama would defeat Trump easily.

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