Posted on 01/05/2013 7:28:59 PM PST by neal1960
H.J.Res.15 - 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.
Well if zero gets another SC justice, they can give zero the chance to run again. The court will simply redefine zero’s first two terms as one term. This is not so much a stretch considering what Roberts did last year on 0-care. .
Article V, or 5, in the US Constitution sets forth how to
amend the Constitution.
There are 4 ways:
1. Proposal— 2/3rds of each House of Congress and it is
ratified by 3/4ths of the State Legislatures.
2. Proposal—same as #1 2/3rds, each House of Congress
while ratification is done by 3/4ths of the State’s holding
Constitutional Conventions.
3.Proposal —A Special Constitutional Convention is called
by Congress, at the request of 2/3rds of the states.
Ratification is done by 3/4ths of the State legislatures.
4. Proposal— same as #3 while ratification is done by
3/4ths of the State Special Constitutional Conventions.
Informal Methods:
1. basic legislation— laws which fill in the basic meaning
of the Constitution. Like control carried by airlines, they
did not have planes in 1787 but they did have trade.
2. presidential actions, in carrying out foreign policy or
using troops without declaring war.
3. Supreme Court decisions, like Brown v. Board of
Education.
4. Political parties— how we elect people to congress and
for pesident. How Government is operated, by political
party. Parties are not found in the Constitution.
5. Tradition— the way things are done. Until the 22nd
amendment Presidents did not serve over 2 terms
and until the 25th amendment was passed the Vice
President served out the rest of the deceased president’s
term as the president NOT as an acting president.
IOW... they can’t do it without 3/4 of the States legislatures voting on it favorably.
LLS
Please use the term “State Ratifying Convention”, not “State Constitutional Convention”. The purpose of a State Constitutional Convention is to write or modify a state constitution.
The purchase of 450 million rounds of ammunition wasn’t for nothing.
This is almost always the first (or one of the first) bills to show up in a new Congress. Not to worry, this has been going on for years.
“Chances of passing: 0... Unless 2/3 of both houses of Congress and 3/4 passes it. Which is highly unlikely..”
I’m ignorant...do states have to vote also?
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/
...A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States)...
Be content to require any judge who reaches reaches the age to 75 to submit to reappointment.
Not needed.
Precedent has been set - The US Constitution does not apply to Barack Obama.
LOL! NO CHANCE.
(Maybe this wasn't addressed in the movie).
Jose Serrano, aka president of the Bronx chapter of the Fidel Castro fan club.
Jose Serrano, aka president of the Bronx chapter of the Fidel Castro fan club.
Takes away some of the "drama" of the movie though.
True... but it does not change exactly what I said as being the truth. Noted.
LLS
Are we to govern by a movie or what is codified in our Constitution?
LLS
Kevin....I agree. One six year Presidential term. That would mean no running for re-election and in turn, not wasting the taxpayers money and time flying all over during an election year. I have been doing some self study of George Washington and the US Constitution, and a six year term was actually discussed by the Founders. Too bad it never happened.
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