Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles has proposed legislation that would amend the Constitution, allowing Donald Trump to run for a third presidential term. “I am proposing an amendment to the Constitution to revise the limitations imposed by the 22nd Amendment...
  • thefluffiest@feddit.nl
    502·
    2 days ago

    Can’t happen

    Know your history. Pieces of paper don’t mean shit when the right political circumstances arise / are manufactured.

    -edit: case in point, recent article by The Atlantic

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      4·
      1 day ago

      And it has happened in the US. Consider the case of the Bonus Army. Herbert Hoover sicced Douglas MagArthur on US citizens protesting in Washington DC for fair treatment of veterans.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      331·
      2 days ago

      People still think they care about the law and it mystifies me.

      You don’t need to follow the law when you are the law.