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A Congressman wants to amend the US Constitution so Trump specifically could serve a third term, but not Obama – 13 scholarly rebuttals
You have to hand it to Trump’s supporters; they don’t hang around when it comes to backing their man.
Mere days into the new administration, Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow Donald Trump to serve a third term as president.
Here we go. Republican Congressman Andy Ogles has drafted a constitutional amendment to allow Donald Trump to be president for a third term. pic.twitter.com/hhZ5B6jLqa
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 23, 2025
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I just introduced a resolution to amend the 22nd Amendment to allow President Trump to seek a third term. Read the details.https://t.co/OTacpt3ggE
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) January 23, 2025
Of course, the devil is in the detail: the proposed amendment to allow a third term would only apply to presidents who haven’t served consecutive terms. So ones who served two terms back-to-back – like, say, I don’t know, Barack Obama – wouldn’t be eligible to run a third time.
Very clever to bar President Obama from seeking a third term. They know he’d clean Trump’s clock. https://t.co/JadxCbklMn pic.twitter.com/praDPsj7gu
— Jessy Han (@hjessy_) January 23, 2025
Last November, Trump joked (as much as this man ever jokes) to Republicans about how he wouldn’t be running again – “unless you do something”.
Rep. Andy Ogles is proposing a constitutional amendment to allow President Trump to seek a third term. https://t.co/ds3auqsS3K
Trump in November joked about seeking a third to House Republicans: “I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something.”“Unless you say,… pic.twitter.com/Bt3EsdgJC0
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) January 23, 2025
Meanwhile, Andy Ogles has some form when it comes to seeking special powers for Trump.
This is insane. GOP Congressman Andy Ogles has introduced a bill to allow Trump to acquire Greenland, saying the Island should be part of the US because “we are the dominant predator.” pic.twitter.com/BHkEoqfLjg
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 21, 2025
Now, Ogles’ amendment is sure to go nowhere, because there’s such a high bar for a constitutional amendment to pass.
To everyone joking about Trump v. Obama: The way this is written, Obama could not seek a third term, because it doesn’t allow those elected to two *consecutive* terms to seek a third term.
(Not that this has any chance of clearing two-thirds threshold in House & Senate, anyway)
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) January 24, 2025
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For amending the U.S. Constitution, the actual numbers required are:
1.Congressional Proposal (Most Common Method):
•2/3 of Congress: This means 290 votes in the House of Representatives (out of 435) and 67 votes in the Senate (out of 100).— Christopher J. Farrington (@Christopherj242) January 24, 2025
Still, people have been hopping on Ogles’ proposed amendment and tearing him a new one.
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Day Four. They are already proposing to make him King for Life.
This of course will not pass. But seriously the five alarm fire shit just keeps coming. https://t.co/NJaDU7yo7E
— nickkent48 (@nickkent48) January 24, 2025
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Meanwhile, he’s worded it specifically for Trump and no one else (except Grover Cleveland): only a President who hasn’t served two *consecutive* terms would be eligible for a third.
Because of course. Special rules for Dear Leader.
— Ignoreland (@KoolaidUSA) January 24, 2025
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1. The fact that he wrote it a specific way so Obama couldn’t also run for a 3rd time shows he doesn’t really want to risk fucking around & finding out.
2. Two terms is plenty for President.
3. We should install term limits on Congress.
4. Let’s add age caps while we’re at it https://t.co/AVhoLmI8Ee
— Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) January 24, 2025
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Well, I guess if Donald Trump announced he has the cleanest testicles on the planet, I will know who did it for him.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) January 24, 2025
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There is a reason that Trump waited until 2016. He knew he couldn’t go head to head with Obama.
— CoffeyTimeNews (@CoffeyTimeNews) January 24, 2025
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Elected Congressman that doesn’t know how Constitutional amendments work. Shocking
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) January 24, 2025
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No. Constitutional amendments are for enduring principles and process. Not for a singular moment or because you want attention from the current leader.
— Jenna Ellis (@realJennaEllis) January 24, 2025
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These guys did the same once: https://t.co/twsDJ1tsqT pic.twitter.com/O8Sq00dCJd
— Kate (@Kate22612088522) January 24, 2025
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I know it’s hard being stupid Andy https://t.co/jrwxaUhnQM pic.twitter.com/CzIS69WBKU
— Andrea (Taylor’s Version) (@AmericanKaw13) January 24, 2025
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https://t.co/h2I15dKHi8 pic.twitter.com/NlefgD7txp
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) January 24, 2025
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How many times were you dropped on your head as a child? https://t.co/t4xK1Guz75
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 24, 2025
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That this is even being floated should be deeply concerning. https://t.co/ULdZMVnf2w
— Humanist Quaker (@HumanistQuaker) January 24, 2025
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Everyone’s talking about Ogles “carving out Obama” but he just wanted to make sure Trump was safe from THIS real comeback from within his own party https://t.co/ajsx7JFckb pic.twitter.com/t83P5LxHCp
— RonKind_Fan (@ronkindfan) January 24, 2025
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