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Rep. Daniel Goldman plans to introduce a resolution clarifying that the Constitution’s two-term limit for presidents applies even if terms are non-consecutive, aiming to close any perceived loophole after Donald Trump joked about seeking a third term.

While unlikely to advance under Republican Speaker Mike Johnson, Goldman’s resolution underscores Democrats’ concerns over Trump’s repeated comments about serving beyond two terms, which some view as “anti-democratic and authoritarian.”

Goldman urges bipartisan support to uphold the 22nd Amendment, amid fears that some Republicans might not view Trump’s statements as mere jokes.

  • 18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    From a purely physiological and health-related standpoint, is anyone actually afraid that this may happen? Duder is like 80 and lives on fast food and uppers as far as I know.

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      9 days ago

      Kings and tyrants always have successors.

      the people are left to pay the bill when a fight for succession happens.

      I would ask everyone to imagine the US being like the post Soviet collapse. ammo out the ass but not a crumb to eat.

      who am I kidding though, the youngins weren’t alive then. I doubt they even remember Kosovo.

      Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.