Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles has proposed legislation that would amend the Constitution, allowing Donald Trump to run for a third presidential term. “I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment...
  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    5 days ago

    As a Newsweek report noted, “The language specifies preventing a president running for a third term if they were elected for two consecutive terms.”

    For the curious

      • Chozo@fedia.io
        17·
        5 days ago

        By conservative logic, Trump’s current presidency should be illegitimate as he already “won” two elections.

        • floofloofEnglish
          9·
          5 days ago

          conservative logic

          There’s your mistake. There’s no more point trying to “gotcha” these Nazis with logic than there was with the original Nazis in the 1930s and 40s.

        • jaybone@lemmy.world
          6·
          5 days ago

          No he’s just now serving the term he won in 2020. The term he just won in November he will serve that 4 years from now. Makes perfect sense.