Posted on 01/15/2009 11:10:42 AM PST by curth
With President-elect Barack Obama set to take the oath of office to begin his first term, one New York Congressman wants to make it possible for him to one day serve a third. Representative Jose Serrano (D) has introduced a bill in the House to abolish the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two consecutive terms or ten years in office.
Until 1951, there was nothing preventing a president from seeing election for more than two terms. But all presidents prior to Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored a tradition begun by George Washington and served only two consecutive terms. Roosevelt stood for election for an unprecedented third term at the dawn of World War II and was elected to a fourth, only to die in office within months of his inauguration. He is the only American president to serve more than two terms.
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Couldn’t they spell the name right?
I’ll be surprised if he lasts one term.
The left wants PERMANENT CONTROL and will do all that is possible to make it so!!
US liberals just want to follow in the footsteps of Chavez in Venezuela...after all, that model is working so well.
All it would take would be for pubbies to run two more candidates and campaigns as brain-dead as John (the “maverick(TM)”) McCain.
No doubt someone is fashioning a Crown for Obama right now.
A bill to repeal the 22nd Amendment has been introduced in every Congress for many years now, even back to, and probably prior to, Clinton’s terms.
22A was written and passed in order to prevent a repeat of the fascist Franklin Deficit Roosevelt’s 4 terms.
Leave it to the ‘Rats to have another go ...
At least Hugo Chavez waited until he was actually in office to try this.
HUSSEIN = CHAVEZ
Chavez amended the laws so he could be dictator in perpetuity.
Chavez created the Red Shirts or goons squads to intimidate people and voters.
Notice any similarity ?
Relax. This is just the beginning of Democrats over reaching. If this gains any momentum at all, the blowback will be fun to watch, as will Democrats squirming as a result.
Pass the popcorn....
Not going to happen. Don’t worry about it.
FDR & Obama, birds of a feather.
I keep thinking, “Up like a sky-rocket; down like the stick.” The Dear Leaser is BOUND to disappoint the people who used him as a kind of political Rorschach screen on which they could project their fantasies. And I think the disappointed will be angrier at him than we are.
Serrano is firmly entrenched. He is a congressman from a highly Hispanic district in the Bronx. Anyone who would challenge him would probebly have similar views on this issue—and forget a Republican in this district.
The expectations for this clown are sky high and with his current hires for his administration I don’t think he can deliver anything close to those expectations. This is a prescription for failure.
Consideraing the hires, the results should be about the same as the last administration they were a part of. Nothing lasting.
“I’ll be surprised if he lasts one term.”
I’ll be surprised if he lasts one year.
There is nothing in the 22nd Amendment about whether the terms are consecutive or not.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once...
But then the author is a "professional journalist" while I'm just some guy on the internet, so what the heck do I know?
Since the primary process will not be changed, that is pretty much guaranteed. For 2012 all those cross-over Dims in the primaries will pick another candidate guaranteed to lose to theirs.
we are supposed to worship the lousy mousy foreign dude?
His name is George Soros.
Obamanation does NOT need three terms. I have full confidence that he will totally frick up the Nation is just four short years.
“The left wants PERMANENT CONTROL and will do all that is possible to make it so!!”
Indeed, and there are patriots that want to live in freedom.... and will do all that is possible to make it so.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Do we need to go back to the smoke filled rooms?
His constituents are as dumb as he is.
read later
Well said!
Jose Serrano is firmly entrenched and isn’t going anywhere soon. He is Congressman of one of the highest Hispanic districts in the country—mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican (some citizens, large green card holders, some illegals) with an increasing amount of Mexicans (mostly illegal anyway). If anyone challenged Serrano from within the Democrats if wouldn’t be over this issue, and you can forget about a successful GOP here.
I’m not angry at him at all. I just despise him and his politics.
I’m ANGRY at the American voter.
Here are the three terms I have for him:
1.Socialist
2.Manchild
3.Putz
Why? Is Panama Red back in town?
You are correct, and you win the today’s Constitutional Knowledge award!
;^)
Yeah! One Term! The term of Office Of President Elect would be perfect!
Why stop at 3 terms. How about President for Life
You said — “Can you believe this shit? Folks, it is getting scarier by the day. Anyone who lives in this idiot Serano’s district should drum his ass out of office ASAP.”
Naaaah..., it won’t happen. It has to get 3/4 of the states to pass a Constitutional Amendment to do that.
One thing I would point out, though — and it’s good to keep this in mind for all Constitutional Amendments being proposed — make sure that there is a time limit (in the Constitutional Amendment) for ratification of it.
There was one Constitutional Amendment that was passed recently, after being unapproved for over two hundred years. They *finally* got enough states to pass it. So, make sure there is a time limit. Usually 7 years is a number that is used...
But, I don’t think it will even get to the actual Amendment stage, in Congress. And, if it does, I doubt it can get 3/4 of the states to approve it. And even then, by a *long stretch* even if such a thing were to pass, it would be past the time Obama would be in office. So, I don’t think he could even take advantage of it.
However, I would fight against changing the Constitution with this particular Amendment. The limitation is in there now, and so leave it alone.
I say we end this political system, pick a person at random to serve as president every 4 years. That would end the special interests and common folk would act in the countries interest, end of story.
You said — “I’ll be surprised if he lasts one term.”
Yeah, you’re right there. If he’s an inept as many say he is, here on Free Republic — and with the economy going down the tubes, as it is now — people are going to hold Obama accountable after three or so years of economic woes...
You nailed it Joe!
The Kingmaker!
It is his goal to see the U.S. republic humbled and driven into chaos.
You said — “The left wants PERMANENT CONTROL and will do all that is possible to make it so!!”
Well, I would venture a guess that the Republicans would like permanent control just as much... LOL... I mean — *wouldn’t you* want the Republicans to be permanently in control — or are you saying that you like the Democrats taking over every other time? :-)
But, really, it still takes 3/4 of the states to ratify such a thing, and I don’t think you can get that. And it also takes several years to get this kind of ratification process going. Remember, they couldn’t get the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) off the ground either....
Lol!! I agree My popcorn has butter and Parmesan cheese. How about yours?
You said — “Pass the popcorn....”
Yeah, let them fizzle away all their political capital on this kind of crud. It won’t get them anywhere, except spinning their wheels...
You said — “Chavez amended the laws so he could be dictator in perpetuity.”
I don’t think he’s accomplished that yet. I know he’s trying, but it’s not something that is done. I was just reading some article about Chavez soliciting big oil company bids to help with oil projects, and in that article it said that he was still trying to change the laws in that regard, so he could continue on.
Cheddar from some shop in Chicago.
You said — “I’ll be surprised if he lasts one year.”
Ummmm...., what? You think Congress is going to impeach him... LOL...
You said — “I say we end this political system, pick a person at random to serve as president every 4 years. That would end the special interests and common folk would act in the countries interest, end of story.”
Well, I guess we could then go for a Constitutional Convention — undo all that the founding fathers set up and do that. Sounds good... LOL...
The Clintonistas won't be in favor of repealing the 22nd amendment, if they are hoping to run Hillary in 2016.
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