great find Penelopesire; here’s a tidbit on Serrano that may explain just one of the reasons Thomas is taking the opportunity for some gentlemanly sparring
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New York Rep. Jose Serrano Pushes To Repeal 22nd Amendment
January 14, 2009 · 9 Comments
For those that do not know, the 22nd Amendment is the only amendment that establishes a term limit for a federal office and that office is the presidency. Congress passed the amendment after Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency to restrict future presidents from seeking a third term. The failed New Deal is what I believe is the main reason.
Now New York Representative Jose Serrano is pushing to have that amendment repealed – and we all know why.
Talk about jumping the gun. Perhaps Serrano should wait and see what kind of a first term Barack Obama gives us before he decides to make Obama Dictator-for-life.
The bill that was introduced is HJ Res 5. It does not have a co-sponsor as of yet and let us hope it stays that way.
Thanks. Serrano is a street smart, slick partisan
operator .. always has been.
Snopes says Serrano has introduced such a bill every year since 1997, for a total of seven times -— as has Steny Hoyer, Barney Frank, Drier, Nadler
persistence...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/termlimits.asp