President-elect Donald Trump recently joked with House Republicans and said: “I don't think I'll ever run again unless you do something. Unless you say, 'He's so good, we need to figure it out.'”
said Representative Dan Goldman of New York, who served as lead counsel in one of Mr. Trump's impeachment efforts. hurt: “It's the same now. [about a third term]. This is how Donald Trump does it. He floats it, standardizes it, and it just becomes part of common parlance. ”
Memo to Goldman: Even if President Trump is serious, there will be some speed change. it is called 22nd Amendment to the constitution. It says, “No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice.” So, if you're keeping score, Trump got the maximum. And given that Trump claims he actually won in 2020, he Really It reached its maximum.
Of course, the Constitution can be amended, and on average it is amended every 10 years. Congress could begin the process. But the amendment would require a two-thirds vote in the House, where Republicans hold a majority by a few seats, and the Senate, where Republicans lead 53-47. That would require three-quarters of the states to approve it. The second method of amending the Constitution requires two-thirds of the state legislatures to call a convention to propose an amendment. Nothing like this has ever happened before. But fascists find a way.
Goldman completely, completely, permanently shuts down Trump's third term proposed a resolution The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution “applies to a total of two terms as President of the United States” and “also applies to President-elect Trump.” It is hard to be clearer than the clear language of the 22nd Amendment. But fascists find a way.
Trump's joke scared Vanity Fair magazine. in Works with headings “There's nothing funny about President Trump's third term 'joke,'” the magazine said, adding, “So as Trump ponders remaining president beyond the second term he won last week. There is no reason to take that as anything other than an acknowledgment of one's own reality.” desire. ”
“Actual aspirations” The Guardian wrote in December 2000. A work called “(Bill) Clinton wants a third term: Constitutional prohibition is obsolete, president says in nostalgic interview.” The U.S. Constitution should be amended to allow for this.”
Former President Barack Obama, November 2020 Told in a late night manga Stephen Colbert: “People ask me, 'Knowing what you know now, do you wish there was a third term?' And I would say, 'Replacement.' If we can arrange to hire a frontman or frontwoman…that's fine.”
After his landslide re-election in 1972 and before Watergate, President Richard Nixon talked about repealing the 22nd Amendment. In the New York Times, November 29, 1987, Articles with headings “President Reagan wants to eliminate the two-term limit'' and “President Reagan has said that after he leaves office, he wants to “start a movement'' to repeal the constitutional amendment that limits presidential terms to two terms.'' .
Presidents in their second term tend to dream of a third term. Former presidents are living longer and longer lives. Former President Jimmy Carter is 100 years old. Like Trump, he left office after his first term in 1981 and will retire in 2021. Mr. Carter could have tried again, just like Mr. Trump, and if he had won, he could have narrowed down the terms a little more, given his longevity. No wonder Democrats hid under their beds after hearing President Trump's comments about a third term.
But Democrats shouldn't be so short-sighted. If Trump succeeds, Obama, who is 15 years younger than Trump, could run again. So will Bill Clinton, who is two months younger than Trump. Clinton is probably itching to get the band back together and start campaigning again. Furthermore, what is the Democratic Party's alternative? Kamala Harris?
Goldman, on the other hand, is certainly raising legitimate concerns. Given Mr. Trump's stamina, drive, and energy, he could continue to win and accumulate enough terms with Mr. Barron to become the first father-son ticket.
Like LeBron and Bronny.
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