Now let's fast-forward to, say, May, June of 2016. Let's say that Mrs. Clinton has withstood all of this email stuff, Elizabeth Warren has not gotten in the race, that Al Gore took the temperature and decided not to go, that it's just Mrs. Clinton and Joe Biden. On the other side, the Republican field has a great list of possible candidates and they will have by that time engaged in a vigorous debate which may have served to educate the country on the foibles and the problems of the past eight years and the country may be looking forward to a dramatic change to Republican in the election of 2016. Obama fully aware of this would go on television and say that the Democrat field is so weak that he's not confident that Mrs. Clinton can win. He might even take steps to get her to, you know, to make sure she can't win, you know, sabotage her campaign, and then call a national speech to the nation in which his main point is that it's beginning to look like the Republicans will win the White House and this is something that he can't risk -- not after eight courageous years of transforming America, we just can't put it all to risk of being unraveled and undone by these racist, sexist, misogynist, whatever else Republicans.
And so as a service to the nation and to his accomplishments he is going to forget the 22nd Amendment and either not leave office or run for re-election himself as the Democrat nominee. Just imagine that scenario -- I don't care how unreal it sounds, how unbelievable is sounds -- imagine it. What would anybody do? What would Mitch McConnell do? What would John Boehner do? Mark Levin would have a heart attack, I would probably have an aneurysm, we'd be done (laughs). What would anybody do?! The Supreme Court would say, nobody has standing here, there's no case yet, Obama hasn't done anything yet. We can't do anything about this until he actually serves a third term and then you've got to bring a case to us.
What would anybody do if he says this? The media would be cheering it. Put all this in the mix. This guy's out there thinking about this. It's hard to believe, it's so unlikely, but don't think -- Obama's planning on staying in Washington part of the time, he's got a plan to continue to live in Washington after he has left office for that exact reason. Whoever the next president, Republican or Democrat, if that next president starts to unravel any of this, Obama's on television every night, he knows he's going to have the media in his back pocket, and whoever the next president is is not going to get away with anything without a huge fight from Obama.
What would the Republicans do? I think the odds are the Republicans might call an emergency constitutional convention and amend the 22nd Amendment, permitting Obama to do this, because their fear of being critical of Obama would destroy their chances of winning with the independents.
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Limbaugh's being deliberately provocative, to be sure, and the scenario he describes remains difficult to envision.
No the would not stop him.
His worshiping media pundits would come out and say the 22nd Amendment was written for old white guys. So therefore, supporting the constitutional amendments would be racist.
It may be time for that same action again ... hopefully there will be enough patriots with the gravitas to pull it off this time around ...
Pardon while I adjust my tinfoil hat, but perhaps why Obama is letting Iran and other rogue states develop the bomb is to encourage a nuclear attack on a US city which could allow him to declare an unprecedented national emergency and assume dictatorial powers. It worked for Hitler.
Think about *how* Obama would do this is important.
1) Because McConnell and Boehner are such incredible cowards, a “Reichstag fire” might not even be needed. Based on some contrived or real disaster that might kill tens of thousands or even millions of Americans, Obama might just decree that congress is suspended, due to a “national emergency”. The two Quislings would meekly agree.
2) He would not “cancel” the election, but just say it is “delayed” due to the emergency, and that he is remaining in office to keep “continuity” in government services “for the duration”.
3) His next gambit would be to round up and “detain” those most likely to resist. Particularly “leaders” who might lead a revolt. This would include a purge of military leadership that would not swear an oath of loyalty to him, not the constitution.
4) Another dictation would be to appoint perhaps five more justices to the Supreme Court. Ultra-radicals to prevent them from trying to stop him.
5) He would have to dictate rationing of everything, both to buy supporters and starve his enemies. And at some point rewrite the constitution to justify everything he is doing and wants to do.
The most critical element to his doing this is the timetable, as he cannot do too much, too fast, that even the media can’t hide from the public.
Why do you think he is trying to take all the ammo away.
My question to Rush is if would he do anything to stop Obama.
And somebody somewhere always does say that about some president.
But it never happens (well, okay, FDR, but there wasn't a constitutional ban on third terms back then, and everybody was terrified of Hitler).
Politicians may be horrible people, but presidents have a great life once they leave office and they'd rather enjoy the perks than keep the power and worry about assassination every night.
Would anyone stop him? No.
Cankles Clinton might have something to say about it.
A lot of regular people will correct things in short order.
But I will tell you one thing—Rush will not do a damn thing.
Like when Obama ran for President even though he’s not eligible?
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Yes, there is something to stop Obama from a third term... the most powerful document in the history of the world.
The same document that stops Americans from selling black citizens as slaves.
Same document that gives women the right to vote.
Same document that gives those of us on FreeRepublic the right to speak politically without fear of being jailed.
Twenty-second
Amendment
(1951)
WHAT IT SAYS
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more
than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted
as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other per
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son was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President
more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the
office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and
shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President,
or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes
operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.