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In reply to the discussion: Donald Trump is a lame duck president. [View all]VMA131Marine
(5,070 posts)44. It's quite difficult to tease that interpretation
Out of the actual text:
Section 1. 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.
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And if Vance serves less than 2 years of tfg's term he can have 10 years as pres.
prodigitalson
Nov 2024
#7
This! He's a damn near morbidly obese old man at about 80 with anger issues
Dem4life1234
Nov 2024
#26
There won't be any circus around these nominations. He's telegraphed that they're going in via recess appointments.
CincyDem
Nov 2024
#28
I find it cute than some think that Trump and republicans care about the Constitution
Darwins_Retriever
Nov 2024
#38