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In reply to the discussion: Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(21,261 posts)54. So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional?
        Thats just silly.
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                        Reality check: will Donald Trump seek and serve an illegal third term as president? [View all]
							Fiendish Thingy
							Wednesday
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        Seek, maybe, because he does dumb, illegal and/or unconstitutional things all the time, but serve?
        Ocelot II
        Wednesday
        #4
      
        
        Absolutely for the grift, and for the ego-trip of being able to anoint a successor.
        Ocelot II
        Wednesday
        #7
      
        
        His father lived into his 90s, even though he had Alzscheimer's, so I am not assuming he will die soon,
        tblue37
        Yesterday
        #51
      
        
        By "seek", I mean formally declare and file his candidacy and seek the GOP 2028 nomination. Nt
        Fiendish Thingy
        Wednesday
        #17
      
        
        I believe the puppet masters will cause him to either be shut down or will die.
        chouchou
        Wednesday
        #15
      
        
        Actually the "Yes" option states Trump will remain in office for the rest of his life
        Fiendish Thingy
        Wednesday
        #26
      
        
        Walk me through the steps of just how he will "try" to stay in office.
        Fiendish Thingy
        Wednesday
        #29
      
        
        If a leading an insurrection is fine with the Roberts court then a third term is nothing.
        Blues Heron
        Yesterday
        #53
      
        
        So you think SCOTUS will rule that a part of the constitution is unconstitutional?
        Fiendish Thingy
        Yesterday
        #54
      
        
        It's exactly what they already did- Colorado ruled he was ineligible and they forced him back on the ballot
        Blues Heron
        Yesterday
        #55
      
        
        States are in charge of the elections right?  The scotus just made some shit up to force him back on.
        Blues Heron
        Yesterday
        #63
      
        
        SCOTUS never ruled on Trump's disqualification under the 14th amendment
        Fiendish Thingy
        Yesterday
        #62
      
        
        The only way Trump was ever going to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment was if the Justice Department put him
        Midwestern Democrat
        Yesterday
        #67
      
        
        He might well "seek it", but I don't believe he will survive until November 2028 anyway....
        Jack Valentino
        Yesterday
        #59
      
  