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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so that the country “can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.”

Ogles proposed an amendment on Thursday that says, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

Like other U.S. presidents, Trump is barred from running for a third White House term by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

“President Trump’s decisive leadership stands in stark contrast to the chaos, suffering, and economic decline Americans have endured over the past four years,” Ogles said in a Thursday statement. “He has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”

Trump floated the prospect of running for a third term in a joke to House GOP lawmakers during a meeting in Washington before the conference had internal leadership elections.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      361·
      6 hours ago

      Strangely enough the asshole thought of that. You can only be elected twice consecutively. This rule was written specifically for Trump.

      This is a goddamn cult.

      • Dashi@lemmy.world
        17·
        6 hours ago

        “nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms”

        The exact wording that disqualifies Obama

  • horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world
    44·
    8 hours ago

    I’m not convinced they’d drum up the votes to pass this. However I’ve seen crazier shit happen in the US.

    The moment this passes is the moment there needs to be some national signal. A general srike. Mass protests and a worker slow down. Immediate lasting demonstrations in congress. Increased and immediate damage to the profits of the tech oligarchs that have supported Trump. Something.

    This isn’t Germany in WW2. The US is the hegemony. Only US citizens can stop this in an organized effort.

    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
      17·
      7 hours ago

      I think a general strike could be the absolute most effective form of nonviolent resistance. Unfortunately, I have no idea how a nationwide general strike could possibly be organized. How do you get a couple hundred million American workers to even agree to do it, let alone actually do it? I know some people would respond that you don’t need all workers, just enough of them, but, while even just 10% of workers striking could have a huge impact, people aren’t going to direct the anger they feel about the resulting disruptions at the top, they’ll direct it toward those workers.

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        3 hours ago

        I mean I’d likely instantly be fired and lose my house, healthcare, car, so would my wife and so would all my colleagues and their families (right to work state).

        I know from the end of year state of company address the company has enough funds to last 4 months without any income whatsoever, an easy time period to replace us all with scabs, especially if they have no payroll to worry about.

        When facing literal homelessness that would take maybe decades to recover from, I’d have to think very carefully about whether I’m willing to make that sacrifice on behalf of the health of a political system of a country where I’m not a citizen.

      • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
        7·
        7 hours ago

        people aren’t going to direct the anger they feel about the resulting disruptions at the top, they’ll direct it toward those workers.

        People already direct the anger they feel towards democrats and minorities, so this isn’t that big of a deal, IMO.

        The bigger challenge will be getting people who barely have any money as it is to actively participate in not making money. It just isn’t gonna happen. People are too broke to focus on anything else yet. Frankly, people aren’t desperate enough.

    • in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      10·
      8 hours ago

      They won’t. There hasn’t been a popular armed resistance group since the Black Panthers, and they weren’t popular either. It’s more likely the rest of the world will have to team up with Russia and China to fight the Western Axis powers.

      • horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 hours ago

        I don’t see that going well for anyone.

        The only way forward I see is shutting off trade which is doubtful due to the strength of the American dollar. Or a general strike by citizens which is also unlikely due to the price of food and housing.

        The US would be in a defensive war in what you describe. And since the US Nuclear program is properly funded and the warheads are inspected and maintained on a very rigid schedule I have little doubt there will be a positive outcome for that.

        There is no violent solution to this. There’s 300 years of entrenched efforts against it. It would be a decline like the Ottomans, where vassal states migrate away and begin forming their own external economic ties.

        • in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          8 hours ago

          If thats the story of the future you believe, then that’s what you’ll get. I prefer to believe in an option that’ll solve it sooner, nukes be damned, I dare them to nuke the world they so depend on for power. If only we could start telling ourselves a better, more realistic story of humanity instead of a pessimistic one. Not saying it’s gonna be pretty, but neither is 300 years of technofascism. You want reality to become that movie ‘Equilibrium’? That’s how you get reality to become that movie ‘Equilibrium.’ And if there aren’t any Grammaton Clerics to save you now there won’t be then.

  • sumguyonline@lemmy.world
    716·
    9 hours ago

    I will be surprised if they so daringly pass this. Also, he won’t live that long. Dudes a fat schiester. A real candidate would have walloped him in the election, the fact people voted for him shows more about the system than themselves, most are too stupid to ignore a kamala vs Donnie fight, should have been anyone else. Kamala already had people working 40hrs a week sleeping under bridges(not FTE, working 40hrs and not FTE), Donnie did back in 2016. No one really gives a damn until they can’t make cake cuz eggs are too expensive. Either party could have created an emergency law requiring food not be thrown out if no corp will buy it, and setup co ops to sell cheaper extra food. You all deserve this for voting for either of them.

    • forrgott@lemm.ee
      5·
      7 hours ago

      Yeah, sure, blame the people for the corrupt system designed by so called elites working as intended.

      Just go ahead and put that back up where the sun don’t shine.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      71·
      8 hours ago

      I will be surprised if they so daringly pass this

      No way they will but clearly it’s what they want.

      You all deserve this for voting for either of them

      Ok thank you move along now.

    • in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      34·
      8 hours ago

      You all deserve this for voting for either of them.

      Eh, more like you all deserve this for not exercising your 2A rights properly.