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Let's talk about a Trump third term amendment....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about a Trump third term amendment....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

0:04.0

So today, we're going to talk about an amendment to allow Trump a third term.

0:09.0

Okay, a House Republican from Tennessee proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would allow Trump to run for a third term.

0:18.0

Representative Andy Ogles announced the joint resolution to alter the 22nd

0:23.8

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If it made it through, the Constitution would be amended

0:30.2

to include, quote, no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three

0:37.3

times, nor be elected to the office of the president more than three times, nor be elected

0:39.5

to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms.

0:45.5

And no person who has held the office of president or acted as president for more than two

0:51.6

years of a term to which some other person was elected president

0:56.0

shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.

1:01.0

Let's start with the obvious part. This isn't happening. The process to amend the Constitution

1:07.0

is not an easy one. It's supposed to be hard. I doubt this gets out of phase

1:13.1

one, which is making it through Congress. If it does, it would then need to be ratified

1:19.3

by the state legislatures of 38 states. Just a general reminder, days into Trump's presidency and 22 have already filed suit against him.

1:30.3

Further, dimming prospects is that the Democratic Party has control of 19 state

1:37.3

Senate. That means even if every single other state Senate voted to ratify, they don't have the votes. I'll put an explainer on the amendment process down below.

1:48.0

It's not easy.

1:50.0

So, this is purely a show bill to keep his base energized.

1:55.0

That brings us to something that I find so very, very funny.

2:00.0

Republicans are absolutely terrified of President Obama.

2:05.1

That line, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms.

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