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H.J.Res.5 as Introduced in House repeal[ing] the twenty-second article of amendment
OpenCongress.org ^ | January 6, 2009 | 111th CONGRESS

Posted on 06/23/2009 7:53:40 PM PDT by YankeeReb

Text of H.J.Res.5 as Introduced in House



111th CONGRESS

1st Session

1H. J. RES. 5

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES





January 6, 2009

Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary



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JOINT RESOLUTION



Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification.



‘Article--

The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’

(Excerpt) Read more at opencongress.org ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: constitution; termlimits
I don't know if anyone has seen this yet, but somehow I knew we'd see it during Hussain's administration. I thought they'd wait till mid term at least.
1 posted on 06/23/2009 7:53:40 PM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: YankeeReb

Merely a formality for the stupid democrap voters.


2 posted on 06/23/2009 7:56:22 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: YankeeReb

Get a load of this:

http://www.end22.com/

It’s a website devoted to just that effort.


3 posted on 06/23/2009 7:59:53 PM PDT by Califreak (Dissident under duress)
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To: YankeeReb

This is why politicians should be required to take a “Whiz Quiz” every morning if they want to remain in office. It’s time to get the drugs out of Congress.


4 posted on 06/23/2009 8:01:17 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey America! How's that "hope and change" thing working out? Are you scared yet?)
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To: YankeeReb
This has been posted multiple times. Serrano has been introducing this proposed amendment every session of Congress. It goes nowhere and will go nowhere. There are not enough votes to pass it in either house, let alone enough states to ratify it.
5 posted on 06/23/2009 8:07:03 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: MHGinTN
Merely a formality for the stupid democrap voters.

No. It's the Republicans that are stupid on this issue.

Republicans get into power and wind-up putting term limits on themselves only to see those limits lifted when Democrats win.

Unless there's a constitutional amendment that can't be undone easily, term-limits are a stupid idea.

6 posted on 06/23/2009 8:08:45 PM PDT by mc6809e
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To: YankeeReb

he put this through on innaguration day.... no way would they get the required number of states to pass it.


7 posted on 06/23/2009 8:12:08 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

>>he put this through on innaguration day.... no way would they get the required number of states to pass it.<<

It is moot anyway — the fuhrer ain’t gonna make it past 1 term.


8 posted on 06/23/2009 8:13:58 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: YankeeReb

Palin for life!


9 posted on 06/23/2009 8:19:04 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 155 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: YankeeReb

This is introduced all the time. I’m sure you will find it introduced during Bush’s term as well. Won’t ever happen. Now if only we could get term limits on everyone else up there.


10 posted on 06/23/2009 8:21:30 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: Califreak
I thought the website was creepy enough, but hey...

Obama gets 52 or 53 percent of the vote and the American people deserve another 12 years of FDR nonsense. Oy!

11 posted on 06/23/2009 8:24:51 PM PDT by HoosierHawk
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To: YankeeReb

ACK! This country has enough trouble with dynasties. Look at the Clintons and Bushes. Considering how uninterested people were in the 2000 election, I bet Clinton could have grabbed a 3rd term, and maybe even more...

Even if it means the Reagans can only serve two terms.

I don’t want the USA turning into Iran, Egypt, Russia, North Korea...

Actually, it is pretty scary to think of how many countries have dynasties.


12 posted on 06/23/2009 8:28:25 PM PDT by linbiao123
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To: YankeeReb

Instead of repealing the 22nd, we should have an amendment to term limit elected federal officials.


13 posted on 06/23/2009 8:37:55 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: HoosierHawk

Obama deserves to be compared to FDR. In his first 6 months, Obama is already matching up to FDR’s legacy.


14 posted on 06/23/2009 8:38:00 PM PDT by linbiao123
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To: YankeeReb

Why don’t they just coronate him and be done with it.


15 posted on 06/23/2009 8:38:07 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: linbiao123
Obama deserves to be compared to FDR. In his first 6 months, Obama is already matching up to FDR’s legacy.

You're absolutely right! That's the scary part...

I'm no fan of FDR; don't get me wrong.

16 posted on 06/23/2009 8:48:32 PM PDT by HoosierHawk
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To: Blogger
Why don’t they just coronate him and be done with it.
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Hussain wants to be just like his hero Fidel, el Presidente for life. We are so turning into a banana republic.
17 posted on 06/24/2009 6:01:22 AM PDT by YankeeReb
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