H J Res 5

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[svcw]

H.J.RES.5 Title: 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.

[dearolddad]

They did do this in Russia recently. Hmmm

Isn't Bloomie trying to do the same thing in NYC?

[cripplecreek]

I don’t think it will ever pass state ratification nor will efforts to abolish the Electoral College.

Keep believing that. 50 electoral votes are already off the table with the interstate voting pact. 74 more are a governor's signature away and 62 are a single house vote and a governor's signature away. The grand total is 186 electoral votes threatened.

[Welcome2thejungle]

Didn’t know that. We’re screwed!

[cripplecreek]

then my suggestion would be to put the issue on the respective state ballots and have it eliminated

That requires attention but this passed one house in my state before I even heard of it.

[autumnraine]

“Next they will attempt to abolish the electoral college.”

Already happening. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/opinion/20thu1.html?_r=1&em

[cripplecreek]

Looking at the states involved with the interstate compact, I think the strategy is to get democrat leaning states paired up with a few republican leaning states to eliminate republican election chances for good. All it will take is a few GOP leaning states.

[joe fonebone]

the b@stards are getting more and more sneaky about things, aren’t they?

[reformedliberal]

Ok. Imagine 2012. The American voters have had enough and there is a popular vote landslide for a fiscally conservative supply-sider with a hawkish foreign policy.

What do these states do, which would have been able to have electors vote for the Democrat liberal candidate had they stayed with the EC?

These things do work both ways.

[cripplecreek]

These things do work both ways.

As does our current time tested system. However our current system lets the individual state's electors vote the way the people want.

[tatsinfla]

we the people should start demanding 2 term limits on other politicians also....put an end to carreer politicians once and for all....

[wolfcreek]

Yep!

[reformedliberal]

I agree. I just don’t think those who want to eliminate the EC have thought things thru. They are assuming they will always have the popular vote.

[HighlyOpinionated]

http://www.flixxy.com/political-systems.htm

We are not a Democracy, we are a Republic.

The Democrats think we should be a Democracy so that “majority rule” can do whatever it wants. Republic means by definition “Rule of Law.” It’s what keeps the posse from lynching whomever the majority votes to lynch.

God Save the USofA.