Posted on 09/09/2025 4:51:44 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has weighed in on the constitutional viability of a potential third term for President Donald Trump, telling Fox News host Bret Baier that the 22nd Amendment's two-term limit is clear and unambiguous.
When asked if the amendment was "cut and dry," Barrett responded: "Well, you know, that's what the amendment says, right? You know, after FDR had four terms, that's what that amendment says.".....
"Sometimes it's very specific. The president has to be at least 35 years old," she said. "But sometimes it's very general. We're protected from unreasonable searches and seizures. We have freedom of speech. And to have freedom of speech doesn't mean that you have only to pass out pamphlets in a town square. I mean, it means you have freedom to be on broadcast news."
When Baier pivoted to the 22nd Amendment, saying, "And the 22nd Amendment says you can only run for office for two terms," Barrett simply responded: "True."
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, explicitly states: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." This amendment was adopted following Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented four terms in office, establishing a formal limit on presidential tenure that had previously been only a tradition dating all the way back to America's first president, George Washington.
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THE ONLY TRUMP CHILD THAT IS ELIGIBLE IS TIFFANY.
ALL THE REST —ONLY INCLUDING BARRON:
MOTHERS WERE NOT CITIZENS AT TIME OF THEIR BIRTHS
I WOULD FLIP THAT PAIRING...
VANCE FOR 2 TERMS-—THEN DeSANTIS
VANCE HAS SEEN THE INSIDE WORKINGS of the FED
DeSANTIS NEEDS TO SEE THAT FOR HIMSELF....AS VP, THEN AS PRES
Good point.
He’s not doing that, Aaaaaaaamy.
They all got citizenship through their father, PRESIDENT Donald Trump. End this foolishness.
True! Ugh!
Nope. Unconstitutional.
Not what it says, dumb@ss.
Quite right, and if one wonders if seasoned news reporter Brett Bair intended a trick question or if he is just unqualified to interview a member of our nation's highest court.
In any event, affirming Bair's interpretation was not AMC's best public moment.
ooops, no “If” about it.
You get it. Trump was trolling his detractors. They all got their panties in a bunch.
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