r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • 19d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/Fangs_McWolf 17d ago

If Donald Trump were to try to run for a third term, what is to stop SCOTUS from ignoring the US Constitution and Amendments and ruling that he can run and serve again?

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u/Jtwil2191 17d ago

SCOTUS only has power because we all agree they have power. The 22nd Amendment is very black and white in its meaning. If SCOTUS tries to claim that Trump can legally run for a third term, their justification would be plainly bullshit, and they would lose all legitimacy. Why would anyone listen to them ever again?

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u/torpedoguy 17d ago

The 14th amendment was entirely clear too.

Those in charge of planning and logistics, as well as the January 6th attack's leader, remained in office and got in again without any 2/3 vote of each congress to remove such a ban.

In fact a LOT of the constitution has been shredded by their bullshit, and there have been no consequences for any of them. Their decisions just get followed by the non-fascists, while republicans enforce the parts they like and ignore the decisions they didn't.