King Obama: House Considers Repealing 22nd Amendment

[leesredgt]

Earlier this month, Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y. introduced H. J. Res. 5, a bill that would repeal the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment prohibiting a president from being elected to more than two terms in office, thus potentially paving the way to make Barack Obama president for life. Not surprisingly, the corporate media — currently caught up in Obama mania — has not covered this story.

“Will George W. Bush end up being the last true US President?” asked Sher Zieve, writing for the Canadian Free Press on January 14. “As I warned you on multiple times prior to the 2008 General Election, ‘once Obama is elected, we won’t be able to get rid of him.’ Tragically, this warning is now being realized. Not only has Obama established his election-fraud organization — ACORN — nationwide, his adherents have now begun the process to repeal the US Constitution’s 22nd Amendment.”

http://www.congresscheck.com/2...ment/

[480sx]

Fat chance of that happening.

[themadscientist]

I thought you were ready for the revolution, now suddenly you think people are going to undumb themselves and stop it. Your faith is amazing. The average American is a mindless drooling pavlovian dog waiting for stimuli delivered by mainstream media in small chunks so their weak underdeveloped cognitave skills can handle the command.

[smockers83]

It's not going to happen. Every time a party wins back something, they try to position themselves to keep it that way with stuff like this. It obviously doesn't work too well.

[OriginalWheelman]

We're off to a great stop.

[Jesda]

Will never happen.

[themadscientist]

We're off to a great stop.

Freudian slip or intentional? Either way it was funny.

[marlin29311]

Good luck getting that repealed.

[OriginalWheelman]

It was on purpose. Its actually a Rodney Dangerfield quote, to give credit where credit is due.

[Cold_Zero]

Typically and if you read the 22nd Amendment, when the Amendment is Ratified, it does not apply to the sitting President.

But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

I guess it would really depend on how it was written, but if the 22nd Amendment is any guide, Obama would be 'Grand Fathered in' under the 22nd Amendment and the new Amendment (repealing the term limit) would apply to the next President.

bud

[JimmyMethod]

There was talk of this after Bush Jr. was elected, after Clinton was elected, after Reagen was elect, etc.

[Cold_Zero]

Jimmy, you do remind me of something.

Where are all the conspiracy theory nuts that claimed that FEMA would declare a state of emergency so that Bush could stop the transfer of power and take over control of the United States?

Did we not just transition power, peacefully, today?

[OriginalWheelman]

[JimmyMethod]

Where are all the conspiracy theory nuts that claimed that FEMA would declare a state of emergency so that Bush could stop the transfer of power and take over control of the United States?

Um... celebrating in the streets? Why are you asking me?

[Cold_Zero]

Jimmy,Why are you so defensive? I said that you merely reminded me of something that I had forgotten about, with something that you said. It was not a question aimed at you.bud

[Cali 2 Balti G]

Typically and if you read the 22nd Amendment, when the Amendment is Ratified, it does not apply to the sitting President.

I guess it would really depend on how it was written, but if the 22nd Amendment is any guide, Obama would be 'Grand Fathered in' under the 22nd Amendment and the new Amendment (repealing the term limit) would apply to the next President.

bud

i got a different read from the quote - to me it seems like it is speaking about the sitting president AT the time the 22nd amendment was ratified. The "term" mentioned in the legislation refers to the term in which the same legislation was introduced.

All terms after this are bound by the limits expressed in the legislation.

In the end - this only means that Obama would be able to RUN for 3 or more terms. He would still have to campaign and win a third election. The next Republican president and every other president after that would have the same priveledge gained by repeal of the legislation.

[Jesda]

The weather is making Jim irritable. I just finished a month up north, so I empathize.