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A Republican House member introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow President Donald Trump — and any other future president — to be elected to serve a third term.

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[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 50 points 6 days ago

″No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms,” the amendment states.

They are trying to make sure Obama can't run again

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 51 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The process to amend the US constitution is so convoluted it will never happen again.

[–] BabyTurtles@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

Not in time for Trump to have a 3rd term anyway, if Trump even lives that long.

He's just showing off how eager he is to get on his knees and lick the boots of the administration before they even asked him too. He needs Trump to know what a good boy he is.

[–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 40 points 6 days ago

Wow, this is unprecedented! Time for bipartisanship to take action!

[–] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 33 points 6 days ago

Hell yeah let's undo the FDR term limit bill and get more people like him elected.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 35 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They're doing it for the wrong reasons, but I'd be happy if that limit wasn't there. It's fundamentally anti-democratic. Not that the us is a democracy and removing it now will just make fascist consolidation of power so much easier, but still

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[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 36 points 6 days ago

Would he even be alive by a third term?

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t have guessed it was a Democratic sponsor.

Why?? This was even before Obama’s 2nd term. Just because they thought they had the numbers?

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[–] crime@hexbear.net 28 points 6 days ago

That was fast

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 6 days ago

The ACLU is going to fight this hard. Until it passes, then they'll support it 100%.

[–] Firstnamebunchofnumbers@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Shouldve done thia earlier so we coulda voted in jimmy carter

[–] crime@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Carter only did one term, we coulda been voting for him this whole time

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

Does it say anywhere in the Constitution that he still has to be alive to get elected?

vote Carter 2028

Open casket presidency

[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It would be extremely funny if most of the dems voted no but republicans find a way to push it through anyway vote

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 6 days ago

Are you serious? The Dems will absolutely vote yes for this

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 6 days ago
[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago

death-to-the-poor vote maybe-later-kiddo Be pragmatic honey. Key votes.

[–] hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 4 points 6 days ago

Death to America

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