Hail Caesar? Not likely.
A bill was quietly introduced on Friday and sent to committee which would allow President Obama to serve a third, fourth or any number of terms.
According to GovTrack.US, U.S. Rep. Jose’ Serrano, D-N.Y., introduced House joint resolution 15 on Jan. 4, which proposes “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.”
The measure has since been referred to committee.
Possibly Serrano got the idea from listening to a C-SPAN caller suggest that Obama should serve for life. Whatever the source, the very idea is insane.
Gabriella Hoffman agrees, and tweeted: “Govt Track proposing an amendment to abolish prez term limits? HELL NO. America can’t afford to have a dictator. govtrack.us/congress/bills…”
Chad Brand agreed and tweeted, “So, congressman Jose Serrano from Dist 15 in New York introduces resolution 15 to repeal 22nd amendment to constitution. What insanity!”
Of course, as others on the Twitterverse noted, while any moron can introduce a bill, it would still have to pass both houses of Congress and be ratified by two-thirds of the states. Good luck with that one.
Read the bill at GovTrack.US.
Hat tip to the TwitchyTeam.
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Here”s the video of the C-SPAN caller.
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BO has scared me from day one. This is pure insanity, We could wind up a country (and individuals) that is bankrupt and run under sharia law.
you and me both, i knew in 2008 he was bad news, with him being muslim was my turn off.
i don’t put nothing pass him no matter what any one says needs to done first.
when he gets sworn in later this month LOOK OUT we all will be going down the tubes
He is going to give the f*****g terrorists front door access to our country. People think I am nuts. I believe that will happen before his term is up this time
You got that Right But the Assholes vote fot him Because they were worry about losing there welfare And free ride on the tax payers And don’t Forget the obama Phone
Fearful of Obama is exactly what Fox noise entertainment wanted you to feel, you’ve allowed yourself to be suckered into voting against your own best interests and those of the nation, in future, for your own sanity, try to ignore these fear-mongering moguls, good luck!
RU Serious, you need to wake the f*** up, Obama is doing exactly the same thing Hitler did. People think he invaded Austria back in the 1930′s but the truth is that they welcomed him and elected him their leader. The greatest threats to our nation are the ones we put in power, universal healthcare means people will have to wait years to get life saving surgeries. Do your research, the guys at Fox might be a little over the top, but they aren’t wrong
OK RUSerious, lets see how you feel about the” fear-mongering moguls” in another couple of years after Obama has ruined our counry. Wake up man..You’ll be the one wishing you had listened to “Fox noise entertainment”!
Yeah and the Titanic was unsinkable. It is funny how many think life is long when the next breath isn’t even guaranteed. This too shall pass.
I disagree that obama should be elected to more terms but i like the idea of unlimited terms, i mean yes they could end up becoming a dictator, but a country needs a leader and as we know not all president elects are a good choice for the job, allowing good leaders to run more than once could actually help us. though i agree we would need to keep an eye on them. “Freedom is always a generation away from extiction”
They / libs are going to try over the next 4 years to accomplish this and BO would like nothing better than this to happen.So be on the look out for sneaky behind door moves to get this done. Remember the left/libs think the Constitition is just a piece of paper standing in their way
THIS IS SO WRONG!!!!! I CAN’T STAND ANOTHER 4YRS, 8YRS OR ANY TIME BEYOND THIS YR. FOR THIS PRESIDENCY TO HAVE FULL COMTROL AND REWRITE THE CONSTITION AND TAKE AWAY OUR BILL OF RIGHTS. WHO MAY I ASK, LET HIM BECOME GOD?? THIS IS SO WRONG!!!!!
Where are the republicans at?. Why haven’t they done anything to stop this monster? Why are they letting him get away with this shit??
Obama is EVIL ! He must be Impeached TODAY! Who ever this person is who thinks Obama should be in office MUST be deported !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a bunch of idiots you people are…seriously.
Any you are not ?
Do a little homework. Serranno has been introducing the same proposal every two years since 1997, including the years Bush was president. A number of others have introduced similar proposals, including Mitch McConnell in 1995. Yes, THAT Mitch McConnell (Clinton was president at the time), In fact, this idea had been brought up more than twenty times by various legislators over the past two decades, and has never been seriously considered. More right wing alarmist rhetoric.
Thanks for tell us !
And Serranno got the idea from C-SPAN? What a load of crap.Where did Mitch McConnell get the idea, then?
Serano wants all the lazy bumps to stay on welfare for life under Obama.
I cannot stand watching Obama on tv……a third term…..this Serrano must be insane!
Hell, BO shouldn’t be president for another day much less another decade.
Not just no, But, HELL NO !!!
My stomach hurts!