Obama’s Third Term

I have never had the opportunity to quote myself before.  Here it is.

I wrote the following in my article titled “The Beginning of the USSA” http://mythoughtsstuff88.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html

http://montville-ct.patch.com/blog_posts/the-beginning-of-the-ussa

“I saw an article the day before yesterday claiming that Obama would be elected to a third term in 2016.  That would go contrary to the 22nd amendment.  I laughed at the article.  I am no longer laughing.

I do not know what machinations the democrats could use to get around it but, fortunately, the Constitution makes it difficult to change that document.  There are, however, two ways to do it.” 

Here is one way. 

House Joint Resoultion 15: 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, introduced by Representative José Serrano [D-NY15] on 4 January 2013.  The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.  The text follows.  

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. J. RES. 15

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2013

Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

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.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

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‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’