Thank God that we still have Term Limits on the books!
...or do we?
King for LifeWith the fact that Obama wants to LEGALIZE 30 million ILLEGAL ALIENS to secure their votes, has given GM and Chrysler to the UAW union to secure their votes, had ACORN counting in the 2010 census, and squeeked by a very close 2012 election victory, just by those real numbers for new potential voters, the Democrats stand to never lose another election AND will have a President for Life.
Democrat Representative Jose Serrano of New York wishes to allow unlimited terms for President Obama proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
The presidential term limit was ratified as an amendment to the Constitution in 1951. However, our founding fathers adhered to the principle of a two-term limit on their own accord. The only president that served more than two terms was Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt, who served four non-consecutive terms.
The committee chair determines whether a resolution will move past the committee stage. Thankfully, it is in a Republican majority of the House of Representatives and this amendment will die in the committee.
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 17
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2011
Mr. SERRANO 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 twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
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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‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’.
Resolution Overview
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Introduced Jan 07, 2011 Referred to Committee Jan 07, 2011 Reported by Committee (not yet occurred) Passed House (not yet occurred) Passed Senate (not yet occurred) Signed by the President (not yet occurred) This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 7, 2011, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole. - Prognosis:
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This resolution has a 0% chance of being enacted or passed. The following factors were considered:
The sponsor is a member of the minority party. (-10%)
The resolution's title starts with "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United." (-10%)
Just 10% of all House joint resolutions in 2009–2010 were enacted or passed.
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- Cosponsors:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
The committee chair determines whether a resolution will move past the committee stage.
- Primary Source
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THOMAS (The Library of Congress)
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