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I don't know why anyone would bother introducing this amendment. If Donald Trump wants to run for a third term, and he is not prevented from doing so by threat

I don't know why anyone would bother introducing this amendment. If Donald Trump wants to run for a third term, and he is not prevented from doing so by threat of force or mass societal disinterest in him, he will just do it. The law does not matter where he's concerned. That's been made excruciatingly clear. If anything, introducing this amendment just makes it harder for him to claim later that the 22nd amendment actually says whatever he wants it to say so he can ignore it. We are well past the point where we need to stop pretending laws mean anything in the United States, except against those without power.

dragonwriter 2y ago
> I don't know why anyone would bother introducing this amendment. The act of introducing it is a public demonstration of fervent support for Trump, and the resulting debates and votes will be an opportunity for further such displays (and to separate out people less willing to demonstrate the same degree of support.) It has zero chance of being ratified, but its not about actually changing the Constitution. It's about competitive loyalty signalling.