Bush for Life: GOP introduces new bill to Congress (repeal 22nd amendment)

[Scooter24]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.J.RES.24.IH:

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=98437&Disp=19&Trace=on

Title: Bush for Life: GOP introduces new bill to Congress (repeal 22nd amendment)
Source: indymedia.org
URL Source: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/06/319395.shtml
Published: Jun 14, 2005
Author: indymedia.org
Post Date: 2005-06-14 10:24:11 by Julian the Apostate
25 Comments


Bush for Life: GOP introduces new bill to Congress author: Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign Republicans have officially started the the campaign to amend the Constitution by repealing the 22nd Amendment - the one that confines the President to two terms. If the Republicans hold their current strength, or increase it, in the 2006 Congressional elections, expect this measure to pass allowing Bush to remain President... Republicans have officially started the the campaign to amend the Constitution by repealing the 22nd Amendment - the one that confines the President to two terms. If the Republicans hold their current strength, or increase it, in the 2006 Congressional elections, expect this measure to pass allowing Bush to remain President...

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. (Introduced in House) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.J.RES.24.IH: (Notice this is on the Library of Congress server, where the current Congressional record is maintained)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. (Introduced in House)

HJ 24 IH 109th CONGRESS 1st Session

H. J. RES. 24 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 17, 2005

Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SABO, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.


Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
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[KingFlorez]

1. These things take time

It wouldn't be ready in time for '08 and states like California would reject for fear of a third Bush term.

[FARAFIELD]

2. WHO CARES

All it means to me is that BIG DOG gets a chance to WHIP Tipsy McDumbass

[Scooter24]

4. And that's

betting that "big dog" wants to run again. Given his life as a political consultant and speaker, plus his health, do you think he would? If not, then what? Is it worth the gamble?

And given the status of our election process as it is today, would it be even possible for him to win?

[FARAFIELD]

3. WHO CARES

All it means to me is that the BIG DOG gets to whip Tipsy McDumbass in 08!

[Patty Diana]

5. The We Don't Need You Stinking Voters Ammendent

[katsy]

6. Fat chance...

Let see if they can get 2/3 of both houses... and THEN 3/4 of the states to ratify that.


BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[deadparrot]

7. Let 'em.

We run Bill Clinton, we win.

[salin]

8. Two things

first I think this would exclude a sitting president at the time of passage. There was a discussion about this before.

Second - now that bush is increasingly unpopular... AND has seen all of the support for his policies drop to more unpopular than popular, were he to be "reelected" - I do think that this time you would see a Ukranian style taking it to the streets. And I have never been one to express that, or express any surprise at the lack of street action - but this - I think would be the final shift.

[bunny planet]

9. this indicates to me what we've been suspecting all along, they have the

voting machine thing and the theft of future elections sewn up, otherwise they'd never even begin to hope The Chimperor could win a third term if it were allowed.

[Vickers]

10. So, they're flip-flopping on the 22nd Amendment?

:eyes:

[Davis_X_Machina]

11. Repeal was also mooted under Reagan...

...so it's more of a flip-flop-flip.

[watercolors]

12. Would that mean we could

let Bill Clinton run again?

[Lars39]

13. Putin's going for it, too.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050624/ap_on_re_eu/russia_putin_2

Lawmakers are considering an electoral amendment next week that could open the way for President Vladimir Putin to run for a third term, prompting the opposition to accuse his supporters of trying to cling to power.


Putin has repeatedly said he will not change the constitution, which bars presidents from serving more than two consecutive terms.

A senior member of his United Russia party, however, submitted a legislative amendment Thursday that would allow Putin to stand for re-election if he stepped down before the end of his second term ends in March 2008, and if the next presidential poll held without his participation is declared invalid — for example, because of low turnout.

The lawmaker, Alexander Moskalets, deputy head of the lower house's constitutional legislation committee, declined to comment on the initiative, which was part of a package of electoral legislation to be voted on in its second reading Wednesday.

more...http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050624/ap_on_re_eu/russia_putin_2

[bribri16]

14. Does it mean that the "big dog" can run again?

I'm for it.