Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term

[David Hodkinson]

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so that the country “can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.”

Ogles proposed an amendment on Thursday that says, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, 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 person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

Like other U.S. presidents, Trump is barred from running for a third White House term by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years,” Ogles said in a Thursday statement. “He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”

Trump floated the prospect of running for a third term in a joke to House GOP lawmakers during a meeting in Washington before the conference had internal leadership elections.

“I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something,” Trump said a week after winning the 2024 presidential election, The Hill reported. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just figure it out.’”

Following the meeting, House Republicans told reporters that the remarks were not serious and that they laughed when they heard them.

“That was a joke. It was clearly a joke,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said at the time. “I leaned over to somebody beside me, [Arizona Rep.] Andy Biggs, and I said, that’ll be the headlines tomorrow, ‘Trump trying to thwart the Constitution,’ which — there’s nothing further from the truth.”

Trump has previously told news outlets that he would not pursue a third term if he wins the 2024 White House election.

“I wouldn’t be in favor of a challenge. Not for me. I wouldn’t be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job. And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the right track,” Trump told Time magazine in April last year.

On Thursday, Ogles, a House Freedom Caucus member, praised a series of executive orders Trump signed since being sworn in on Monday, including those related to the handling of the southern border, energy production and withdrawing from the World Health Organization.

“In just a few short days, President Trump has already taken action to undo the catastrophic policies of the Biden Administration and put the United States back on the path to strength and prosperity,” Ogles said Thursday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5104133-rep-andy-ogles-proposes-trump-third-term-amendment/

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Post by David Hodkinson
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.)

This Trump brown nose is about as corrupt as they come (surprise
surprise). They chose not to go into it in the article but a recounting
of his shenanigans could easily be as long as this article.

Post by David Hodkinson
proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow
President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so that the
country “can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately
needs.”
Ogles proposed an amendment on Thursday that says, “No person shall
be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be
elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive
terms, 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 person
was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President
more than twice.”
Like other U.S. presidents, Trump is barred from running for a third
White House term by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to
the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over
the past four years,” Ogles said in a Thursday statement. “He has
proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of
reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and
he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”
Trump floated the prospect of running for a third term in a joke to
House GOP lawmakers during a meeting in Washington before the
conference had internal leadership elections.
“I suspect I won’t be running again, unless you do something,”
Trump said a week after winning the 2024 presidential election, The
Hill reported. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we have to just
figure it out.’”
Following the meeting, House Republicans told reporters that the
remarks were not serious and that they laughed when they heard them.
“That was a joke. It was clearly a joke,” Rep. Tim Burchett
(R-Tenn.) said at the time. “I leaned over to somebody beside me,
[Arizona Rep.] Andy Biggs, and I said, that’ll be the headlines
tomorrow, ‘Trump trying to thwart the Constitution,’ which —
there’s nothing further from the truth.”
Trump has previously told news outlets that he would not pursue a third
term if he wins the 2024 White House election.
“I wouldn’t be in favor of a challenge. Not for me. I wouldn’t be
in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job.
And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the
right track,” Trump told Time magazine in April last year.
On Thursday, Ogles, a House Freedom Caucus member, praised a series of
executive orders Trump signed since being sworn in on Monday, including
those related to the handling of the southern border, energy production
and withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
“In just a few short days, President Trump has already taken action
to undo the catastrophic policies of the Biden Administration and put
the United States back on the path to strength and prosperity,” Ogles
said Thursday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5104133-rep-andy-ogles-proposes-trump-third-term-amendment/

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Ain't gonna happen.

BTW, RUSSIA has something like that - no more than
two CONCURRENT terms. Vlad and Medvedev used to
play the hop-scotch game that way.

[pothead]

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
Ain't gonna happen.
BTW, RUSSIA has something like that - no more than
two CONCURRENT terms. Vlad and Medvedev used to
play the hop-scotch game that way.

I'm convinced that Trump drops these landmines specifically to
entice the media into running with them.
And they will take the bait but ultimately like with every other land mine, ie:dictator for a day,
that Trump sends their way, it will end up backfiring on the media and they
will end up looking stupid once again.
Rinse and repeat.

[Mitchell Holman]

Post by pothead

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
Ain't gonna happen.
BTW, RUSSIA has something like that - no more than
two CONCURRENT terms. Vlad and Medvedev used to
play the hop-scotch game that way.

I'm convinced that Trump drops these landmines specifically to
entice the media into running with them.

That is to say, Trump lies.

Post by pothead
And they will take the bait but ultimately like with every other land
mine, ie:dictator for a day, that Trump sends their way, it will end
up backfiring on the media and they will end up looking stupid once
again. Rinse and repeat.

Trump DOES know how to manipulate
the media. Say something stupid, make
a big splash, anything to stay in the
spotlight.