Posted on 01/19/2009 5:00:57 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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.
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I suspect you’re right. I’m a lot more concerned about the national vote sidestep of the constitution being taken by various states than a frontal assault.
interstate compact to elect the president by national popular vote has already been enacted into law by 4 states. 4 more have already passed both houses, and 4 have passed it in one house. What it does is combines popular vote numbers of member states and gives the winner all the electoral votes reguardless of how the individual state votes
Here’s the pdf of the resolution that passed the house here in michigan.
http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/resources/bills/MI-HB-6610-of-2008.pdf
and the popular vote website.
http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
Oh really?? The arrogance of these Jackasses. But let them make asses of themselves. Do they really know the future? Repeal the 22nd amendment indeed. Careful, Jackasses, careful what you wish for. The honeymoon won’t last forever.
I think that Congress would make the people happy by leaving the 22 Amendment alone and creating a new Amendment to limit the House and Senate to two terms.
No, 42% of the states went for his ass (21 of them). But in the general election, each state has a proportional number of electors.
To ratify an amendment to the Constitution, 34 state legislatures would need to approve it.
Ain't gonna happen.
A very good chance that this will be passed within 4 years, 85% probability, IMHO only...
The house can’t change the constitution. LOL
LOL... 3/4 of the states have to vote for it. Which states do you think will go along with this nonsense?
NC legislature (with it’s gerrymandered districts) is 85% democrat: In this case they would go for it.
I doubt that it will be passed. Even the Republicans currently suffering from the Obamao’s “hope-nosis” have to draw the line somewhere.
We need a similar restriction on Congressional terms. I prefer a max of six House terms and/or two Senate terms. If a legislator is REALLY EXCELLENT, that allows him or her a twenty-four year long "career" at the Federal level. And none of this "consecutive terms" bullshit---an absolute maximum of 12 years in either legislative body.
I was thinking the very same thing.
Why bother?
Can’t he just serve two terms as Barack Obama and then two more as Barry Soetoro?
I’m sure our Supreme Court would go along with that. No one has “standing” to object.
I stand corrected. You are absolutely right. Glad I erred on the side of caution, however. With 3/4 of the states needed, it really ain't happenin'.
It takes three-fourths of the states (38 out of 50) - not two-thirds.
I acknowledged that in post #34.
Whe it comes to toeing the party line a democrat is a democrat.
You can call them whatever color you prefer but they will vote as they are told to.
Careful with that sort of thing. The Praetorian Guard won't find that amusing.
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2301/pub_detail.asp
Here’s another article on it...and read the one beneath it. All I can say is I hope there are enough TRUE patriots to say hell no to this crap. Where did America go?
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