H. J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second.The bill was introduced on January 6, which is Epiphany.
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.
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Wikipedia on Epiphany:
Epiphany (Greek for "to manifest" or "to show"), is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God in human form in the person of Jesus Christ.
10 comments:
Always On Watch,
We need to stop this. Contact your congress men and state representatives. Do not let this pass.
Whooooaaa hang on a minute...so Obama gets in and then all of a sudden he doesn't have the 2 term + 2 year limit?
Even for a Brit, this is scary.
So there are plans for a well armed civilian militia and no term limit presidency - dictatorship anyone?
Just Cause,
Yeah I have to agree. Even if Obama doesn't want to be a dictator or doesn't become one, this is still scary. We have term limits here in the states for a reason. This is one of the reasons why I think idolizing our leaders can be dangerous.
The fellow who has proposed this Consitutional change also advocated the same during the Clinton administration.
The thing is, back then he was ridiculed. I'm not sure that the reaction would be the same for BHO.
Always On Watch,
I hope he's not taken seriously this time either, but lets not take any chances.
Right, this needs to be stopped. Especially with the Congressional layout now. And we need to be active in doing so.
HOWEVER
Keep in mind 2/3 ( I think) of the states need to ratify an amendment before it can become one. And regardless of the amendment, that's no small hurdle.
midnight rider,
I know, and that's a good thing. There would be countless bad changes to our constitution if it weren't so difficult to change.
One term of 40 years.
Need to stop this? I wouldn't bother. Waste of effort. It's chance of passing is zero. There is next to no support for this - and this isn't even a plain law, it's a constitutional ammendment, perhaps the hardest legislative procedure in the US. It's just not got a hope, so why worry?
Suricou Raven,
Why take any chances? There are many things that might be a part of our constitution today, if they had not been openly opposed.
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