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In reply to the discussion: Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(158,256 posts)35. New GOP bill would let Trump (but not Obama) run for a third term
Rep. Andy Ogles’ bill to amend the Constitution and empower Donald Trump to seek a third term will inevitably fail. That doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant.
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About a week after Donald Trump was elected to a second term, the president-elect spoke at a House Republican conference meeting and made a comment that raised a few eyebrows. “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we’ve got to figure something else out,’” Trump said, presumably as some kind of joke.
He might very well have been kidding, though the Republican has made similar comments several times in recent years, and he’s not alone. Last month, Steve Bannon talked up the idea of Trump running again in 2028 — he suggested it might be constitutionally permissible, despite the plain language of the 22nd Amendment — and Fox News host Trey Gowdy, a former Republican member of Congress, had similar comments on the air.
It’s against this backdrop that NBC News reported on the third day of the president’s final term.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear at the outset: Ogles proposed constitutional amendment will not go anywhere. In every Congress, plenty of lawmakers unveil silly proposals, knowing full well that they stand no chance of success, and this measure from the Tennessee Republican clearly falls into that category.....
Given everything we’re seeing about the state of Republican Party politics in 2025, this race to the bottom is likely to get worse before it gets better.
He might very well have been kidding, though the Republican has made similar comments several times in recent years, and he’s not alone. Last month, Steve Bannon talked up the idea of Trump running again in 2028 — he suggested it might be constitutionally permissible, despite the plain language of the 22nd Amendment — and Fox News host Trey Gowdy, a former Republican member of Congress, had similar comments on the air.
It’s against this backdrop that NBC News reported on the third day of the president’s final term.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced a resolution that would amend the Constitution and allow Trump to seek a third term in office. ‘This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs,’ Ogles said in a statement [Thursday].
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear at the outset: Ogles proposed constitutional amendment will not go anywhere. In every Congress, plenty of lawmakers unveil silly proposals, knowing full well that they stand no chance of success, and this measure from the Tennessee Republican clearly falls into that category.....
Given everything we’re seeing about the state of Republican Party politics in 2025, this race to the bottom is likely to get worse before it gets better.
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Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term [View all]
SupportSanity
Jan 23
OP
No, the two term limit would still apply to Obama because he served them consecutively.
rsdsharp
Jan 23
#5
"(and dementing, publicly, before our very eyes!)." Yes, but the media will not go after Trump like they did Biden!!
riversedge
Jan 24
#26
Cretans are fine people, just like any other. It is the cretins that we have to watch out for. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 23
#15
I'm sure you're going to get 67% of both houses of Congress to vote for this turkey.
rsdsharp
Jan 23
#6
You've uncovered the real reason! Ogles is fishing for a pardon! . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 23
#16
Sounds like the Putin two step where they eventually want an Amendment for a lifetime appointment.
cstanleytech
Jan 24
#25