Not even a week into President Trump’s second term, a congressman is pushing for Trump to have the chance to serve a third term.
Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, a Republican, has introduced a proposal to amend the Constitution and allow a president to be elected for three terms.
“I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment on presidential terms,” Ogles said in a statement. “This amendment would allow President Trump to serve three terms, ensuring that we can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.”
Under the 22nd Amendment, a president can only be elected twice.
Ogles’ proposed amendment reads in part, “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.”
“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. “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.”
Because the proposed amendment would ban a president to serve a third term if they were elected to two straight terms, then Barack Obama would not be allowed to run.
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It’s highly unlikely that this resolution will pass Congress. Constitutional amendments need the support of two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, and the GOP only has a slight majority.
After passing through Congress, amendments need the support of at least 75% of states. That also would likely not happen with this Trump proposal.
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