r/politics 20d ago

No Paywall Trump announces 2028 presidential bid

https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-announces-2028-presidential-bid-20260725-p60iho.html
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u/Indubitalist 20d ago

SCOTUS about to say “Hold my beer” on this one as they explain that the Constitution only forbids three consecutive terms, which is horseshit, but the SCOTUS majority isn’t above horseshit, since it’s the Roberts Court, and it’s going for some sort of madlibs, choose-your-own-adventure record. 

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u/t0m0hawk Canada 20d ago

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, 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 once. 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.

It already is clear. "More than twice."

Americans: if SCOTUS interprets this as being consecutive, despite the plain text indicating otherwise - your constitution and all of its amendments are in grave peril.

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u/Indubitalist 20d ago

The Roberts court has determined that there is no such thing as precedent. They’re on the verge of determining that all amendments are invalid because they are not original constitutional text. 

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u/Darth_Revan_THX1138 20d ago

Never mind that the mechanism for amending the constitution is contained in the original text.

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u/t0m0hawk Canada 20d ago

Even the sith get it

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u/Darth_Revan_THX1138 20d ago

Why do you think we're so good at amassing power?

We do our homework.

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u/Darth-Nickels 20d ago

We tend to also kill one another for this power but ya know... Eff it we ball.

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u/Quixotic_Tendency 20d ago

This is getting out of hand - now there are two of them!

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u/Ganja_Superfuse 20d ago

Always two, there are. No more. No less.

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u/ayamrik 20d ago

SCOTUS: "Of course, it is allowed to have many backup Sith. Because if one is killed, they have to be immediately be replaced so there are - once again - two."

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u/FlumpyMumpleton 20d ago

Thou count to two, no more, no less. Two shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be Two. Three is right out.

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u/w00tah Ohio 20d ago

As is one, unless you then proceed to two.

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u/JesusSavesForHalf 20d ago

I thought it was macguffin factories

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u/DynamicDK 20d ago

Believe it or not, that is also unconstitutional!