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The constitution means what the Supreme court says it means. Doesn't have to make sense.
by smcameron 6y ago
The constitution means what the Supreme court says it means. Doesn't have to make sense.
- Trasmatta 6y agoA Supreme Court ruling directly against the 22nd Amendment seems even less likely to me than somehow getting enough votes in Congress and then 38 states to ratify a new amendment to nullify it. Which also seems incredibly unlikely.
- bluedevil2k 6y agoOk, are you honestly saying that you think a majority of the Supreme Court justices will rule against a direct and clear Constitutional Amendment just to help a President that has no control over them or their jobs? Has this post really gotten to this point, that we’re just posting crazy claims without any merit or knowledge or research at all? Isn’t HN better than this?
- Trasmatta 6y agoIt's like Reddit, where people have been claiming for a year that Trump would just cancel the election, despite him having to power to do so. I expect a lot more fuckery to happen, but cancelled elections and the Supreme Court nullifying the 22nd amendment won't be included.
- bleepblorp 6y agoA Republican USSC throwing out the constitution, and the principle of democratic fairness, to put a Republican in the White House is not without precedent. Al Gore legitimately won the 2000 election. The USSC prevented him from taking office.
- smcameron 6y agoParent asked how they could do it, not why. So I told how. Never said I thought they would do it. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me as much as it should though.