Trump's third-term talk leads lawmaker to call on Congress to reaffirm support for 22nd Amendment and two-term limits [View all]
Source: Law & Crime
Feb 28th, 2025, 8:53 am
A New York congressman is calling on the House of Representatives to reaffirm its support for the 22nd Amendment and its two-term limit for presidents of the United States — saying, “President Donald Trump’s repeated references to serving beyond his second term have unsurprisingly now become standard GOP orthodoxy” — in a newly reintroduced resolution.
“Seventy four years ago, the 22nd Amendment was ratified, ensuring America would never have a king,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wrote on X Thursday after reintroducing the 22nd Amendment resolution, which he first floated last November. “As the House GOP supports Trump’s allusions to a third term, I’m reintroducing a resolution to reaffirm Congress’ support for the 22nd Amendment’s clear ban on another Trump term.”
Goldman has said that he’s looking to reaffirm Congress’ commitment to the constitution and its definition of how long a president can serve. The 22nd Amendment was first proposed in 1947 in response to Franklin D. Roosevelt serving four terms — from 1933 to his death in 1945 — and then ratified in 1951, marking its 74th anniversary on Thursday.
Goldman’s resolution cites numerous instances where Trump has talked about possibly running again and serving more than two terms. “On February 20, 2025, President Trump told attendees of the Republican Governors Dinner about running for president in 2028: ‘And they tell me I’m not allowed to run. I’m not sure. Is that true? I’m not sure,'” the resolution points out.
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Full headline: ‘Blind loyalty to a wannabe dictator’: Trump’s third-term talk leads lawmaker to call on Congress to reaffirm support for 22nd Amendment and two-term limits
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