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Here's how they plan to do it: https://www.thirdtermproject.com/third-term https://www.thirdtermproject.com/third-term > Constitutional Amendment: The U.S. Con

Here's how they plan to do it: https://www.thirdtermproject.com/third-term https://www.thirdtermproject.com/third-term > Constitutional Amendment: The U.S. Constitution can be amended by an act of Congress. Republicans must publicly get behind the third-term project. > Running as Vice President: President Trump can run as Vice President with a space filler as President in 2028. Perhaps Donald Trump Jr. could run on a Trump/Trump ticket before gracefully resigning on Jan. 21, 2028 after securing victory. This plan while unorthodox would show that MAGA cannot be stopped by any procedural rule. > Supreme Court Ruling: The 22nd Amendment bans anyone from serving two terms in office, but it is not completely clear if that refers to two presidential terms under any circumstances or two consecutive presidential terms. There are legal challenges in the works to clear up the ambiguity regarding the 22nd Amendment. The conservative rule-of-law justices on the Supreme Court would be able to settle this once and for all, making it clear that the 22nd Amendment would allow Trump a third term as it would only be his second consecutive term.

Aloisius 2y ago
> The U.S. Constitution can be amended by an act of Congress No, it can't. If 2/3 of the House & Senate agree, they can propose an amendment to send to the states. It then takes 3/4 of states ratifying it to actually amend the Constitution. > Running as Vice President: President Trump can run as Vice President with a space filler as President in 2028. The 12th Amendment likely bars that, because of the 22nd. If you're not eligible to to be President, you aren't eligible to be Vice President either. > but it is not completely clear if that refers to two presidential terms under any circumstances or two consecutive presidential term This is just plain nonsense. They might as well argue that it doesn't make it clear whether two is a number or not. This whole thing is silly. Let's not forget that amending this would mean Obama would be eligible to run again.
- Jtsummers 2y ago
  > Let's not forget that amending this would mean Obama would be eligible to run again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Attempts_at_repeal_or_reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the... Representative Andy Ogles put forward a proposal that would have kept Obama from running again, but allow Trump a third term. It would be a funny joke in a TV show, it's sad that someone wasted actual time on it though.

Aloisius 2y ago

> The U.S. Constitution can be amended by an act of Congress No, it can't. If 2/3 of the House & Senate agree, they can propose an amendment to send to the states. It then takes 3/4 of states ratifying it to actually amend the Constitution. > Running as Vice President: President Trump can run as Vice President with a space filler as President in 2028. The 12th Amendment likely bars that, because of the 22nd. If you're not eligible to to be President, you aren't eligible to be Vice President either. > but it is not completely clear if that refers to two presidential terms under any circumstances or two consecutive presidential term This is just plain nonsense. They might as well argue that it doesn't make it clear whether two is a number or not. This whole thing is silly. Let's not forget that amending this would mean Obama would be eligible to run again.

Jtsummers 2y ago
> Let's not forget that amending this would mean Obama would be eligible to run again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Attempts_at_repeal_or_reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the... Representative Andy Ogles put forward a proposal that would have kept Obama from running again, but allow Trump a third term. It would be a funny joke in a TV show, it's sad that someone wasted actual time on it though.