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Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term.

nobody-really 2y ago
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brookst 2y ago
That old piece of paper? Obviously that wasn’t really what they meant at the time, just like the 14th amendment doesn’t really grant birthright citizenship. Why, the whole thing is really just a set of guidelines that need to be interpreted by a council of clerics.
tremon 2y ago
I find your lack of imagination disturbing. Literally so.
- angoragoats 2y ago
  What would "figuratively disturbing" look like? What are you even saying? Also, I know. My only point was that comparing to Biden doesn't make sense, since when Biden was running again he was not term-limited.
shawabawa3 2y ago
They've literally already proposed a law to allow him to run a 3rd term in the house and they're only 2 weeks in They're going to try to find one way or another to let him run again (if he lives long enough)
- tbatchelli 2y ago
  “Run”
hobs 2y ago
Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo...
- tivert 2y ago
  >> Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term. > Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo... Backbencher proposes something dumb that'll almost certainly go nowhere? The sky must be falling, and that's proof!
  - hobs 2y ago
    That's been the opinion of every intellectual giant who said that the republicans wouldn't steal the supreme court, that abortion wasn't on the table, that trump would never be elected, that he wasn't a threat (then he pulled a treason), that he would never be elected again. Continue to pish posh while they continue dismantling the republic.
    - tivert 2y ago
      So your plan is to freak out every time some junior backbencher proposes something, like it actually means something? You'll be freaking out all the time, and what will it accomplish? You might as well put on a pink hat and run around Washington DC for a weekend. And then, maybe when the idea actually gets pursued, it won't seem so controversial because all the energy was wasted before it was actually a thing. > Continue to pish posh while they continue dismantling the republic. If you don't want it dismantled, you can start by not getting distracted by dumb stuff and/or taking the bait. Then, the next step is to realize the politics of maximum opposition failed, and try something else.
      - hobs 2y ago
        “It would be my greatest honor to serve not once but twice,” Mr. Trump told an audience on Saturday. “Maybe three times.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/trump-boundar https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/trump-boundar... Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Edit: Also if you think the "world of maximal opposition has failed" that's very amusing as the level of opposition was extremely low.
angoragoats 2y ago
Ugh, I knew I'd get 10 different replies all saying the same thing about how he's going to get around it. Yes, I know. My point was that making a comparison to Joe Biden as the parent did does not follow, since Biden was not term-limited.

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That old piece of paper? Obviously that wasn’t really what they meant at the time, just like the 14th amendment doesn’t really grant birthright citizenship. Why, the whole thing is really just a set of guidelines that need to be interpreted by a council of clerics.

tremon 2y ago

I find your lack of imagination disturbing. Literally so.

angoragoats 2y ago
What would "figuratively disturbing" look like? What are you even saying? Also, I know. My only point was that comparing to Biden doesn't make sense, since when Biden was running again he was not term-limited.

shawabawa3 2y ago

They've literally already proposed a law to allow him to run a 3rd term in the house and they're only 2 weeks in They're going to try to find one way or another to let him run again (if he lives long enough)

tbatchelli 2y ago
“Run”

hobs 2y ago

Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo...

tivert 2y ago
>> Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term. > Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo... Backbencher proposes something dumb that'll almost certainly go nowhere? The sky must be falling, and that's proof!
- hobs 2y ago
  That's been the opinion of every intellectual giant who said that the republicans wouldn't steal the supreme court, that abortion wasn't on the table, that trump would never be elected, that he wasn't a threat (then he pulled a treason), that he would never be elected again. Continue to pish posh while they continue dismantling the republic.
  - tivert 2y ago
    So your plan is to freak out every time some junior backbencher proposes something, like it actually means something? You'll be freaking out all the time, and what will it accomplish? You might as well put on a pink hat and run around Washington DC for a weekend. And then, maybe when the idea actually gets pursued, it won't seem so controversial because all the energy was wasted before it was actually a thing. > Continue to pish posh while they continue dismantling the republic. If you don't want it dismantled, you can start by not getting distracted by dumb stuff and/or taking the bait. Then, the next step is to realize the politics of maximum opposition failed, and try something else.
    - hobs 2y ago
      “It would be my greatest honor to serve not once but twice,” Mr. Trump told an audience on Saturday. “Maybe three times.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/trump-boundar https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/us/politics/trump-boundar... Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Edit: Also if you think the "world of maximal opposition has failed" that's very amusing as the level of opposition was extremely low.

angoragoats 2y ago

Ugh, I knew I'd get 10 different replies all saying the same thing about how he's going to get around it. Yes, I know. My point was that making a comparison to Joe Biden as the parent did does not follow, since Biden was not term-limited.