proposal to repeal the 22nd amendment

[5711-Marine]

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‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’.

[Dredly]

I'm confused - did it pass? Or is it just being requested?

[Kaos]

they love O so much that they're already working for 3,4,5 terms or more.

[Pector55]

I'm confused - did it pass? Or is it just being requested?

This is at the bottom of their site:

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This is the one you should be interested in (from 2005) Looks like 4 Democrats and 1 Republican from Wisconsin bought into the idea too.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquer...9:HJ00024:@@@P

H.J.RES.24
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)

Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 2/17/2005 Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 2/17/2005
Rep Sabo, Martin Olav [MN-5] - 2/17/2005 Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] - 2/17/2005

[knight0334]

Anyone supporting the measure to repeal the 22nd is downright a traitor and should be shot on sight. With the 22nd gone, it is only a short step to "President for Life" or Dictator.

[1861]

Hugo Chavez !!

[CoyoteJack]

I'm confused - did it pass? Or is it just being requested?

It is unlikely 3/4 of all the States would approve such a thing. Considering the abysmal rating of Congress these days their vain attempts at grasping for relevancy isn't so unexpected.

[dlclarkii]

It is unlikely 3/4 of all the States would approve such a thing. Considering the abysmal rating of Congress these days their vain attempts at grasping for relevancy isn't so unexpected.

This is why I'm not worried about what Obama said in Philly about we need a new Decleration of Indenpendce and that he wants to rewrite the Constitution, it will never happen, no way 3/4 of the states will approve, period!

[knight0334]

This is why I'm not worried about what Obama said in Philly about we need a new Decleration of Indenpendce and that he wants to rewrite the Constitution, it will never happen, no way 3/4 of the states will approve, period!

If there is gonna be a new Declaration of Independence and Constitution, there will be a war to go along with it.

[MichaelJ]

If there is gonna be a new Declaration of Independence and Constitution, there will be a war to go along with it.

Yes but these wars are fought in the courts and the treaties are brokered in back rooms.