How About a Temporary Amendment for a 3rd Term for Trump?

[BADecker]

I mean, if he is good enough, he will find the health and nutrition ways to keep himself young enough. If he spreads that info around the US and world, and if he does good for people - especially the people of the US - WHY NOT?

[paxmao]

Because Trump would be 82 and because you would need to change the constitution, which is nearly impossible.

[suchmoon]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

[Spendulus]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Oh, now be reasonable. I wouldn't go that far. But the Democrats have made some decent suggestions that should be followed thru with. Like packing the Supreme Court. We should go ahead now and implement this fine idea.

Add six conservative justices.

How'd you like a string of 12-3 decisions?

[suchmoon]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Oh, now be reasonable. I wouldn't go that far. But the Democrats have made some decent suggestions that should be followed thru with. Like packing the Supreme Court. We should go ahead now and implement this fine idea.

Add six conservative justices.

How'd you like a string of 12-3 decisions?

6-3 or 12-3 makes no difference. But having a king would make everyone happy I'm sure.

[BADecker]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Oh, now be reasonable. I wouldn't go that far. But the Democrats have made some decent suggestions that should be followed thru with. Like packing the Supreme Court. We should go ahead now and implement this fine idea.

Add six conservative justices.

How'd you like a string of 12-3 decisions?

6-3 or 12-3 makes no difference. But having a king would make everyone happy I'm sure.

The only way people want a king is the way a wife wants her husband: "Honey, you can wear the pants in the family, as long as you do it my way."

[telesnake]

3 options for this:

1) Repeal the 22nd Amendment.  Constitutional amendments are almost impossible.  Unless Trump makes every American a millionaire in the next 3 years, I don't see enough support for this.

2) Make Trump Speaker of the House.  Here's how this would work: Elect a Trump-friendly Republican in 2028, have a GOP House Representative resign from a state which a Republican governor can appoint a replacement, appoint Trump, elect him Speaker of the House, have the President and Vice President resign, Trump becomes president for a 3rd term.

3) Defy the constitution and plow ahead.  It seems the SCOTUS has said the courts have no power to stop a rogue executive, and that it would be up to congress to stop him, which would require a majority, potentially even 67 votes in the senate to convict and remove him.  67 votes would be hard to muster.

I wouldn't really care if he tries.  The system is broken and they know it.  I'm ready for Orange Caesar to end the Republic.  It can't be any worse than it is already.

[paxmao]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

In the Roman Republic, there was a distaste for Kings. Rome got rid of them in the very early stages of their nation and the term King could only be used as an insult or bad word.

However, when needed, Romans who wanted to be Kings in anything but in name, simply called themselves "Princeps" or "Principal Citizen". Since Trump controls the senate, the SCOUTS and the Presidency... well, what need is there to make him King Princeps? Nothing.

[...] It can't be any worse than it is already.

You have little experience of life. Perhaps you have never done any meaningful travel outside your country... or town.

Let me ask you a question: You give Trump dictator powers (which by the way could actually be legally granted in the Roman Republic, one of the most famous being Sila). He does not have to answer of any crime while in office, can order executions, use the army and do legislative changes at will.

And then, it does not go to plan... he fails. After your initial high, you start noticing that things COULD get worse and they ARE getting worse (whatever that means for you). What do you do?

I can tell you how the Sila history ended. He killed literaly any oposition, left a bunch of useless in the Senate and made sure the generals were only those that suported him. Then he retired to an Island to openly live as a gay party animal, which he always was.

Problem... Trump is not gay enough.

[cpu6502]

Great fun isn't it, smashing down all those nasty frameworks, scaffolding and safety nets... and God, those ugly life rafts cluttering up the decks will have to go.

... until the wheels fall off, and the penny finally drops why they was put there in the first place.
To protect you.

Then it's not so fun anymore, but by then it's too late.

[suchmoon]

2) Make Trump Speaker of the House.  Here's how this would work: Elect a Trump-friendly Republican in 2028, have a GOP House Representative resign from a state which a Republican governor can appoint a replacement, appoint Trump, elect him Speaker of the House, have the President and Vice President resign, Trump becomes president for a 3rd term.

Too complicated. He could just run for VP in 2028 and have the "P" resign after election, or fall out of a window in Moscow or whatever.

Constitutionally questionable but he has the SC in the bag so it would work.

[caroasi]

I mean, if he is good enough, he will find the health and nutrition ways to keep himself young enough. If he spreads that info around the US and world, and if he does good for people - especially the people of the US - WHY NOT?

What made Trump such a fresh breath of air is that he wasn't a politician and he was much more uninhibited, sharing a few clearly controversial positions, as a result not caring to bother with political correctness. How about instead of finding a way to re-elect Trump a third term, find a way to elect someone other than a career politician next time who will share controversial opinions?

Surely there are plenty of people who are not politicians but successful in other ways and willing to run for office.

The focus on personality continues to be a bad thing. The focus should be on policy. This is yet another reason we have a collapsing middle class... where has been the focus on specific economic policy especially in regards to the gold standard which started the end of the middle class with the end of the gold standard.

[Fiatless]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Trump has the personality of a king and maybe he would accept the title ( he has not hidden his admiration for Putin and Xi). Many people like me wouldn't mind if he could make wars cease globally, fight and end corruption and end global inequalities and poverty. Let's see how his four-year tenure will affect global peace and prosperity before we start selling the idea  .

[Ucy]

Not sure about that, but what we are sure of is that America's leadership landscape will nolonger be what it used to be. He
will rule more like a King and someone from his family will succeed him

[suchmoon]

Trump has the personality of a king and maybe he would accept the title ( he has not hidden his admiration for Putin and Xi). Many people like me wouldn't mind if he could make wars cease globally, fight and end corruption and end global inequalities and poverty. Let's see how his four-year tenure will affect global peace and prosperity before we start selling the idea  .

I know most people are not aware of this tightly-held secret, but Trump already had a four-year tenure as president. So there is no reason to wait, everyone has seen how he did, most people liked it apparently, others will come around one ICE starts rounding them up, let's just go ahead with coronation.

[Franctoshi]

I mean, if he is good enough, he will find the health and nutrition ways to keep himself young enough. If he spreads that info around the US and world, and if he does good for people - especially the people of the US - WHY NOT?

Great Idea, in as much as I personally love Donald Trump,  I would like to see him first fulfill his campaign promises first and even do way more better than expectations,  then this Idea will fit in. This constitutional requirement that prevents leaders from running for any office for two term could be revisit if our leaders are actually doing an incredible job they're voted for.

Taking you for instance, I have seen a situation where a Governor in my country did increadibly well for his people during his two tenure in office that if not for the constitutional requirement for him to step down after two terms, people would have loved him go back for the third time, But the issue is that, if such thing is in place, our leaders will tend to abuse this privilege of returning a good leader back to office the third time.

[Spaceman1000$]

I mean, if he is good enough, he will find the health and nutrition ways to keep himself young enough. If he spreads that info around the US and world, and if he does good for people - especially the people of the US - WHY NOT?

The U.S presidency is tenured based and I don't think parliament would want to amend the constitution to entertain that, even though we want Donald Trump to stay much longer, it will just be a tall dream that will not be achievable, let's just pray and hope he uses this one term to achieve what he has promised. Except the people will push the parliament for a constitutional review in a bid to entertain a third term bid, after all, the republicans are the majority in the parliament now, they can use their numbers to accelerate a speedy delivery of such bill.

[Hispo]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Honestly, I had not expected someone who is fond of Trump to start suggesting to prolong his seat in power way beyond his secomd term, before he actually took the seat.
One must wonder how far the Republican party controlled by him would be willing to go for power now they have proven Trump to be a viable source of it. I am sure the could be some in the caucus who would be willing to prolong his seat in the oval office, but it would represent an unprecedented red line on the floor. We are already living unprecedented times,.sure but it would still sound weird to me and out of place people in the Senate and the house of representatives to actively go against democracy in such a blatant way.

Anyways, perhaps we are getting more and more desensitized to all this non-sense to the point it would seems not to matter anyone.

[paxmao]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Honestly, I had not expected someone who is fond of Trump to start suggesting to prolong his seat in power way beyond his secomd term, before he actually took the seat.
One must wonder how far the Republican party controlled by him would be willing to go for power now they have proven Trump to be a viable source of it. I am sure the could be some in the caucus who would be willing to prolong his seat in the oval office, but it would represent an unprecedented red line on the floor. We are already living unprecedented times,.sure but it would still sound weird to me and out of place people in the Senate and the house of representatives to actively go against democracy in such a blatant way.

Anyways, perhaps we are getting more and more desensitized to all this non-sense to the point it would seems not to matter anyone.

I think  he is being ironic or you are being ironic. suchmoon is not fond of Trump or is very good at hiding it. 

The Republican party does not control Trump at all. Trump has taken the Republican party, changed it into some short of autocratic monster and then used it as a platform to win his victory. In other words, the Republican Party has won nothing in this election. They are the band and Trump the singer, owner, producer and distributor of the music.

[BADecker]

Let's just make him king for life and be done with it. Enough of that whole election and democracy nonsense, waste of money. Make him the king of the whole world while we're at it, I'm sure other countries won't mind.

Honestly, I had not expected someone who is fond of Trump to start suggesting to prolong his seat in power way beyond his secomd term, before he actually took the seat.
One must wonder how far the Republican party controlled by him would be willing to go for power now they have proven Trump to be a viable source of it. I am sure the could be some in the caucus who would be willing to prolong his seat in the oval office, but it would represent an unprecedented red line on the floor. We are already living unprecedented times,.sure but it would still sound weird to me and out of place people in the Senate and the house of representatives to actively go against democracy in such a blatant way.

Anyways, perhaps we are getting more and more desensitized to all this non-sense to the point it would seems not to matter anyone.

I think  he is being ironic or you are being ironic. suchmoon is not fond of Trump or is very good at hiding it. 

The Republican party does not control Trump at all. Trump has taken the Republican party, changed it into some short of autocratic monster and then used it as a platform to win his victory. In other words, the Republican Party has won nothing in this election. They are the band and Trump the singer, owner, producer and distributor of the music.

The thing that you are missing is that over the decades the Dems and Reps have often traded philosophies.
The point is what is good for America, not what is good for the Dems or Reps.

MAGA

[Hewlet]

I mean, if he is good enough, he will find the health and nutrition ways to keep himself young enough. If he spreads that info around the US and world, and if he does good for people - especially the people of the US - WHY NOT?

does it mean there can't be a better leader than he is? Believe it or leave it, trump is not a saint. His vision aligns with yours and that's the reason why you're considering a third term even when he hasn't done a thing in his second term in office.

The Democrats are eagerly waiting for this tenure to come to an end so they can project someone who hopefully will bring them back into the Whitehouse. No matter how good a person his, there's always a time to step down and give the next generation the previledge of leading. At the time of the next election, age would have run out of Trump's side and it's unlikely he's going to consider a change of the constitution just so he can be reelected for the third time. That will be a selfish and desperate plan .