• enbyecho@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    He can’t himself since it’s spelled out in the constitution in the 22nd amendment.

    So tl;dr it would need 3/4 of the states to repeal that. More detail than that, but that’s what it boils down to.

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      9 hours ago

      More than likely he’d just go the direction of Russia/Putin and run behind a candidate he endorses but then effectively take control after the puppet candidate wins.

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        18 hours ago

        Who’s gonna stop him?

        1. All the states who are blue and/or prefer to not have a bumbling 82 year old wannabe dictator as president for a 3rd term.
        2. All the congress critters not living in MAGA-stan who value getting re-elected.
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            14 hours ago

            Yeah, they’ve all done a bang-up job over the last four years.

            That’s a bit like saying because you found a hair in your soup - which you found bland and overpriced - that you want a shit sandwich instead.

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            15 hours ago

            1a. How: The law. Literally Trump “can’t” just say “I’m going to run again”. The constitution forbids it. Now I’m not saying that will stop all the states from putting him on the ballot, but it will stop many, and that’s enough to get any sane Republican screaming for an alternative. 1b. Why: The law. Republicans know perfectly well Trump is a shit-show, but they lacked the courage to say no to a 2nd term. A third term puts them into not-needing-a-spine-to-say-no territory. Many desperately want to get rid of him and that is their safe opportunity. 2. Of course I do. I also remember the attempted coup failed miserably. And anyway that is quite different from running in the primary.

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      21 hours ago

      I really hope that’s the case. But if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that Trump can seemingly do whatever the fuck he wants.

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        21 hours ago

        I really hope that’s the case

        It is. It’s in the constitution and barring civil war and a military take over of the government that amendment is not going away.

        But if there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that Trump can seemingly do whatever the fuck he wants.

        Actually he can’t. He most definitely can bloviate and spew whatever the fuck he wants, but when it comes to actually doing I think his track record is quite poor. For the most part he counts on toadies to fall in line and do his bidding, mainly so they can take the blame if it goes south. That he will be term limited is, IMO, the saving grace for those useful idiots - they know they can get rid of him and they only need to kiss his ass another 4 years.

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      19 hours ago

      Oh that? That meant consecutive terms. Trump can totally be president again in 2028. Just ask SCOTUS.

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        19 hours ago

        You are speculating that SCOTUS will let some challenge slide. But it’s the constitution and SCOTUS doesn’t get to change what it says just because they are corrupt.

        “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice”

        Seems pretty crystal clear.

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            18 hours ago

            Laws are not magic spells, and all the people who enforce them are his creatures.

            Demonstrably not.

            Just because we use the same rules for our violently enforced traditions of hierarchy and the physical constants of reality does not mean they’re actually the same thing.

            You are either 14 and very profound or a newly-minted graduate student. 'Cause I have no idea what you are trying to say.