If a constitutional amendment bill is submitted and overcomes the difficult amendment process, President Donald Trump will be able to serve a third term.
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution limits U.S. presidents to two terms, but the new amendment would expand that limit to three terms. The proposal was introduced by Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles.
“This amendment will ensure that President Trump can serve a third term and maintain the bold leadership our country so desperately needs.”
Ogles said President Trump needs more time to realize his vision for the United States.
”[Trump] He has proven himself to be the only person in modern history who can reverse our nation's decline and restore America to greatness, and he should be given the time he needs to achieve that goal. be” statement From a member of parliament.
“To that end, I am proposing a constitutional amendment that would amend the limits placed on presidential terms by the 22nd Amendment,” he added. “This amendment will allow President Trump to serve a third term and maintain the bold leadership our country so desperately needs.”
The two-term limit was a tradition set by the first president, George Washington, but the tradition was rejected by Democratic president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served four terms during and after the Great Depression. Congress responded by passing the 22nd Amendment, which legally limited presidential terms to two terms.
This proposal is appeared It was written to prevent former President Barack Obama from running for a third term again.
Amendments to the constitution require support from two-thirds of both houses of Congress, or a constitutional convention convened by two-thirds of state legislatures. In that case, three-quarters of the states would need to ratify it.
If Trump is elected to a third term, he will be 82 years old at the start of his term and 86 at the end of his term.
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