Nebraska legislature 3 members short of enabling GOP to keep Trump President F-O-R-E-V-E-R

[Miles Archer]

In a terrifying prophecy, MSNBC host Chuck Todd began his Friday evening show saying “16 years later we may look at Donald Trump and he’s still President of the United States.” While Todd was likely popping off, he’s not too far off base.

“I’ve also heard Donald Trump, boy, he won’t even make it through the first year of the presidency,” Todd said. “Ah, Donald Trump will get impeached. Ah, Donald Trump will quit the presidency.”

Don’t count on it. Todd called Trump the “defier of expectations.” Continuing, “16 years later we may look at Donald Trump and he’s still President of the United States.”

While Trump has the 22nd Amendment to contend with, it might not be the barrier many assume. It takes two-thirds of the state legislatures to pass or repeal an Amendment to the Constitution through a Constitutional Convention according to LexisNexis. The Nebraska legislature is 3 members short of being controlled by the GOP. If it goes to the Republicans, the party will hold two-thirds of state legislatures and be able to pass a Constitutional Amendment to keep Trump in power as long as they would like.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/chuck-todd-scares-viewers-with-claim-16-years-from-now-trump-might-actually-still-be-president/

[Generator]

1. C I V I L W A R

[angrychair]

4. +1. nt

[MFM008]

2. I Still think he will drop dead

End of story.

[unblock]

3. Wrong! It takes 3/4th of the states to pass or repeal

2/3rds of the states can call a constitutional convention and *propose* an amendment, though that has never happened.

Instead congress proposes them by 2/3rds vote in each house.

[shenmue]

5. Jeepers

[eniwetok]

10. Beat me to the punch... here's Art 5

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall
propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the
Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for
proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and
Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of
three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths
thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the
Congress;

[C_U_L8R]

6. If Trump isn't ousted in his first term

It's quite possible, as the oldest and not
terribly fit president, that Trump will expire
from some sniffle-drug induced exacerbation.

[msongs]

7. this is where dems need to focus - sstate/local, after the past disasterous 8 yrs of incompetent

party management

[FarCenter]

8. Not at all likely

Two thirds of the states could call a Constitutional Convention. However, any amendment proposed by the convention would have to be ratified by three fourths (38 of 50) states.

Furthermore, it is completely unclear whether the Constitutional Convention can be restricted to considering only a specific topic. It is likely that once called, the convention is free to set its own agenda and consider any amendment it wishes, including replacing the existing text with an entirely new text.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the states will ever call a Constitutional Convention.

[WillowTree]

9. All that could accomplish would be to.......possibly.......convene a constitutional convention.

If repeal of the 22nd amendment was proposed at such a constitutional convention, it would still have to be ratified by three quarters of the states. Not very likely.

But first of all, understand that this method had never been followed and there are questions as to how such a constitutional convention could be pulled off today.

And secondly, it assumes that all of the states that have GOP majorities would be in favor of repealing Mr. 22, which is far from a safe assumption.

[KamaAina]

11. So he'll live to be 86?!

[roamer65]

12. They don't want to open that can of worms.

An amendment for orderly secession WILL be proposed.