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To: MercyFlush
The 22nd Amendment says otherwise:

No it doesn't.

If the 2020 results are overturned due to fraud and Biden is ousted then Trump would be finishing the term that Biden was legally (but fraudulently) elected to.

But the only way Trump would then be eligible to resume the presidency is if he was, in fact, the truly elected candidate in 2020. That makes two elections to the office of the President. Only two are allowed. No 2024 run.

54 posted on 01/26/2022 10:18:09 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

“But the only way Trump would then be eligible to resume the presidency is if he was, in fact, the truly elected candidate in 2020. That makes two elections to the office of the President. Only two are allowed. No 2024 run.”

I’m sure that’s what the Democrat lawyers will argue to the Supreme Court. However, the 22nd Amendment did not anticipate election fraud and since Congress originally certified the 2020 election for Biden then if that certification is overturned and Trump is sworn in then his term of office begins when he is sworn in, not when Biden was sworn in.

The Constitution specifically prohibits ex post facto laws and legal actions therefore Trump cannot be sworn in retroactively. His term will begin when it begins and if he runs for election in 2024 then I doubt like hell the USSC will say he can’t.

Maybe you’ll be outraged if Trump is sworn in after January 20, 2023 and then decides to run again in 2024. Maybe you’ll vote for Hillary since she seems to be running again.

That’s up to you.


61 posted on 01/26/2022 11:00:14 AM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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