Will 109th Congress Repeal 22nd Amendment?

[Khaotic]

This is very troubling. In recent months two proposals have been introduced to the House of Representatives to amend the Consitution of the United States and repeal the 22nd amendment. The 22nd amendment was put place to limit the number of times a president could be in office to two terms.

The first, HJRES 11 IH, was introduced on January 7, 2003 by Representative Serrano. On February 25, 2003 HJ 25 IH was introduced. These appear to be identical. The latter proposed amendment has 7 sponsors.

It is interesting to note that of the 8 representatives who sponsored the two proposals, 6 are democrats.

Mr. HOYER - Democrat
Mr. HYDE - Republican
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts - Democrat
Mr. SENSENBRENNER - Republican
Mr. BERMAN - Democrat
Mr. SABO - Democrat
Mr. PALLONE - Democrat
Mr. SERRANO - Democrat

It is a certainity that the GOP would jump at the chance to keep Shrub in office for more than 2 terms.

After this election I don't doubt that he would have a very good chance (probably better than most Republicans out of Congress) of being reelected again!

I know that repealing the 22nd Amendment makes millions of Democrats cream themselves with fantasies of our beloved Pres. Clinton coming back to topple Shrub, but I don't think America can afford the slighest chance of Bush staying in.

If the 22nd Amendment were repealed you can bet any amount of money that Shrub would run for reelection AGAIN.

Thoughts?

[Abelman]

1. I think

Clinton would run again and kick his ass back to Texas.

[Coyul]

2. Bill Clinton 2008!!!!

Does that answer your question as to why democrats would vote for it? Apparently it takes a Clinton to obliterate a Bush!

No pun intended!
D

[Khaotic]

5. Exactly Why 22nd Amendment Will Be Repealed

This is exactly why I think the Dems in Congress will be like sheep lead to their demise.

I'm a lifetime yellow dog dem, but w/ the likes of Diebold and such around I would like to rest assured that Shrub will NOT hold more than 1 more term.

A 2008 fixed election pitting Shrub against Bill Clinton could very easily result in a Shrub win and the complete deflation of the Democratic party.

How many fellow dems out there could stomach seeing Clinton lose to Shrub?

Even the remote possibility of Shrub taking on and beating Clinton has the NeoCons and Freepers so worked up that their heads are ready to implode.

If the fix was on in this last election and the NeoCons go over 60 in the Senate after '06, do you really think election fraud will be investigated?

With election fraud a distinct fact, then getting Shrub to his 3rd or 4th terms will only be held up by the 22nd Amendment.

Do you really want to repeal it now?

THINK people THINK!

[freedom_to_read]

3. I doubt they could get it done in 4 years

Remember it not only takes 3/4 of Congress, but also a majority of state legislatures.

[Khaotic]

7. State Legislatures

More and more and more and more of the state legislatures are GOP.

I'm originally from Missouri. The Dems had a lock on their state legislature FOREVER, then came 2000 ... they lost it.

Now they have a 33-year-old moron of a GOP governor to boot. Add to that 2 GOP senators.

Now I'm in Iowa where the legislature is GOP as well. Thank goodness for Vilsack as our governor or we would be in as deep a doo-doo as Missouri.

There's Sen. Harkin too, and as much as I like him I think he'll have a hard time in '06.

In all the video of Howard Dean's infamous Iowa rant there was Harkin, noding w/ each state Dean screamed.

Unfortunately that video will resurface in '06 for whatever GOP idiot they put up.

I don't look forward to hearing the Deam scream over and over again, but I know it will come.

[buckettgirl]

4. My dad's been saying that for the past year...

what if he won't leave.... they'll change the laws to suit them. I believe my father predicted correctly... welcome to the united dictatorship of amurika

[suston96]

6. It takes a bunch

It takes 2/3 each of the house and senate, and 3/4 of the state legislatures for an amendment to be passed and ratified.

The Twenty Second should be repealed. It is the only negative in the Constitution to our rights.

Term limits are anti-voter and not anti-incumbent.

Oh, and BTW, did someone mention that it was originally passed by a vengeful Republican Congress against the memory of the dead Roosevelt?

[Khaotic]

8. Repeal of 22nd Amendment = Dem Doom

You don't get it.

The system is fixed.

Those that didn't come from the PNAC mindthought are being excused from Bush's Admin.

I doubt any of the PNAC'rs will be stepping down. I could be wrong, but we'll see.

This is a new era here.

If you don't see then you're blind.

Repealing the 22nd Amendment WOULD benefit the GOP and it is very likely that Shrub would be reelected again, and again.

[distantearlywarning]

9. The Democratic Party could run Jesus Christ

Himself for President and if Diebold had the fix in on the voting machines, He would lose to Bush.

This is a very, very bad plan. Very bad.

[Khaotic]

10. Bush vs. Jesus 2008

Jesus Christ ... weak on capital punishment, weak on cutting taxes for the rich, weak for the United States.



The real healer, the real uniter, the real candidate to serve as many terms as it takes to perserve democracy ... George W. Bush. He'll save us all.

Even the turkeys.

[AntiCoup2K4]

11. Barney Frank is supporting this bullshit??

:wtf: