Posted on 06/15/2009 9:28:30 AM PDT by lqcincinnatus
HJ 5 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009 Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
`Article--
`The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.'.
Sort of like Englands queen whatsername who ruled over their best times.
Right. 3/4 of the states are SURE to ratify this! LOL!
In a word .............. NO.
This is not news. This is thrown out all the time. It is always said it will never pass because a large amount of states have to retify it.
King O thinks he has found a lifetime job.
Whadja expect suckers—egg in yer beer?
Hail the king—long live da king
It’s good ta be king, ya know!
If any amendment should be talked about in regards to term limits then it should be to get people like Kennedy, Kerry, Byrd, and a host of other professional politicians out of there, not allow any idiots to remain longer.
The Dems know a third term could have happened under Clinton, personally I don’t think Obama will have the ratings to go even two, much less more.
This is for them further down the road I think, long term strategy for when all this dole they are peddling hooks people with a dependence monkey on their back.
Both House and Senate! And don’t forget the courts.
I agree see my last post.Obama will get on TV like he is right now and promote it like he is Obamacare and the antichristfalsemessiah may get every damn radical marxist thing he wants.
It will never happen. Even if passed, people get sick of the President after eight years. The majority of two term presidents are involved in nonsense type stuff that keeps them from their jobs. Nixon had Watergate, Reagan had Iran Contra, Clinton had Monicagate, and Bush had the firinggate. Most of them are nonsense but still disruptive to getting their job done. Can you imagine three terms??? Most would be in jail or six feet underground from the stress.
Personally I’m in favor of a 1 six year term..
Never happen.
I second that!
This will never get 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states to ratify it.
The 22nd amendment was passed after FDR was elected four times. I don’t know the party vote breakdown at that time, but to get the 2/3 in Congress and 3/4 of states, there must have been a significant number of FDR’s fellow Democrats who didn’t want to see any other president be elected multiple times like that.
To bring up this amendment now seems like rank political opportunism. It’s hard to see any Republicans go along with it, since the intent is that Obama be president for life with this amendment.
“...It’s really hard to amend the Constitution....”
Zer0 could amend the Constitution by Executive Order. He has the power of the pen. He is The Messiah. He can do anything he wants. (/s)
Or one that requires a President to produce a birth certificate.
Thank goodness it is..
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