Trump Judicial Nominee Won’t Answer Question on Constitutionality of Third Presidential Term
Trump Judicial Nominee Won’t Answer Question on Constitutionality of Third Presidential Term
Incoming Right-wing argument: since every cell in a person's body dies in less than 7 years, by the time of the next term, no cell will have been alive having served the first term and therefore, it's allowed. Or some other such nonsense, honestly, that's probably too intellectual for them.
Your suggested argument is too broadly-worded for their intentions. It would allow Obama or Clinton to run again. Last time they tried to push this shit, it was something along the lines of "any president who's been elected to two non-consecutive terms would be eligible for a third." That wording uniquely qualifies Trump while keeping two-term Democrats disqualified.
Ship of Theseus. "If nothing of you is alive that was voted for, then are you even the same person who won the election?"
So, every prisoner will be released after serving a maximum of 7 years? Also, it's not true. Cell turnover varies significantly by tissue type. Some cells, like those in the stomach lining, regenerate every few days, while others, like some brain cells, can last a lifetime.
since every cell in a person’s body dies in less than 7 years, by the time of the next term, no cell will have been alive having served the first term and therefore, it’s allowed.
There are a couple tablespoons of cells that live our entire lives in our brain so that argument should be rejected too. I would expect the GOP rebuttable is that GOP candidates have no brains and therefore their original argument should be valid, which I admit on its surface would be tough to refute given the large body of past behavior of GOP Presidents.
I would then have to argue that the the Qualifications Clause set forth in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution requires Presidential candidates to be at least 35 years, and they've just admitted their brainless candidates are 7 years old or less so they would not be be eligible to run for President of the USA.
Simple solution. Lobotomize that part of the brain.
Quit giving them ideas!
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"No, it would not be Constitutional. But the law only applies when it benefits Republicans."
Honestly why does it matter what they say, they're just gonna do whatever their leader tells them when the time comes.
It's just Kavanaugh's "Roe v. Wade is settled precedent" all over again. Grifters gonna grift.
Best case scenario is they don't want the wrath of maga and just hope the problem will go away.
Does anyone else smell burning in here?
That should disqualify him or anyone who doesn't answer this question with a hard NO. But we live in stupid times with stupid people leading the way.
He sounds like Jordan Peterson. How do you define "constitutional"? How do you define "term"? How do you define... oh shut up.
Ugh, i read your comment in his voice.
It's not like you can really trust a "no" from these people. Kavanaugh and Barrett were both asked about Roe during their Supreme Court nomination hearings, and they both responded like it was settled law and they'd leave it alone. Look how that worked out.
Well, they specifically dodged the yes or no question being posed and responded with "It is settled law".
Too fucking bad.