[fortunate sun]

although the amendment wouldn’t apply to the current President, one could always argue a good is offense is the best defense.

[DuncanWaring]

although the amendment wouldn’t apply to the current President,

Are you referring to an amendment to repeal the 22nd Amendment?

Why wouldn't it apply to the current President?

The current proposal to repeal the 22nd (HJR 5, by Jose Serrano, if I recall correctly) makes no such distinction.

[skimbell]

That is my understanding also. In order to eliminate the 22nd amendment, a new amendment would be needed repealing the 22nd. The occupant of the WH would not be effected by the changed (new) amendment. Truman would have been eligible to run for as many terms as he pleased. Eisenhower would have been the first President limited to two terms by virtue of being the first President elected under the new amendment.

Now that's not to say 0 wouldn't try, just as his pal in Honduras is trying to circumvent their constitution. Hopefully, if 0 tried something like this, the people, the congress and in the last hope-our military, would handle the situation the same way the Hondurans have.