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Celerity

(52,883 posts)
16. It doesn't say what you claim.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:39 AM
Oct 29

You said:

This is the opening of the 22nd Amendment states that Donald Trump is only allowed to serve 2- 4 year terms. Period, stop!

It doesnt say 'serve'.
It says 'elected':

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.



Also, you are incorrect when you said this:

The ONLY exception to the 22nd Amendment was in August of 1974 when then VP Gerald Ford assumed the office of the President after Richard Nixon resigned mid term. Ford ran for a full term in 1976 and was defeated by Jimmy Carter.


That was not an exception, it followed the 22nd Amendment exactly.

Ford served as POFUS the last 2.5 years of Nixon's term. He ran on his own, as allowed, in 1976. There was no exception need. IF Ford had won he was THEN barred from running again. Because Ford lost in 1976, he could have run again in 1980.

Per the 22nd, IF Nixon had resigned 2 years or more into his 2nd term, then Ford could have legally been elected to 2 full four year terms on his own.


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Whenever he says... 2naSalit Oct 29 #1
So, now he's a liar? Fiendish Thingy Oct 29 #2
The fact that this is even "breaking news" galls me. NCDem47 Oct 29 #3
His government is tanking and has been shut down for a month but we'll see about a third term. 🤬 Deuxcents Oct 29 #6
Yeah, this is not possible. What bullshit that this is treated like some questionable thing. themaguffin Oct 29 #18
But he can keep his knob polished by the eager GOPers who desperately want his endorsement Ocelot II Oct 29 #4
Yeah, we knew that, you ignoramus. MineralMan Oct 29 #5
I think one of his staff finally read it to him. Trump reads headline probably also but riversedge Oct 29 #10
The 22nd Amendment is SPECIFIC, Donnie! ProudMNDemocrat Oct 29 #7
Roberts will find a way to let him have a third term. Blues Heron Oct 29 #8
It doesn't say what you claim. Celerity Oct 29 #16
He's a weird little fella Torchlight Oct 29 #9
Good, now back to Epstein and stop selling your new ballcap. Emile Oct 29 #11
A cognitively impaired statement leftstreet Oct 29 #12
Don't need to worry about running for a third term if you don't intend to leave. Efilroft Sul Oct 29 #13
We'll see what happens? Frasier Balzov Oct 29 #14
What that means is he's just going to stay anyway. GoodRaisin Oct 29 #19
Video Celerity Oct 29 #15
Oh goody. What could possibly go wrong? Initech Oct 29 #17
Hes optimistic hed want to follow Trump Johonny Oct 29 #20
I think your second sentence is spot on, riversedge. Totally Tunsie Oct 29 #21
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