just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoContempt as Trump claims he can run for third term: ‘This is what dictators do’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThat would apply to Obama’s hypothetical third term too, no?
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThey’re literally trying to specify “non-consecutive”. Barack already had his two terms do is not eligible. They’re just throwing shit at the wall at this point.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoOh. I thought since his third wouldn’t be consecutive with his first two, it’d be legal. I guess it depends on how they define consecutive.
That would apply to Obama’s hypothetical third term too, no?
They’re literally trying to specify “non-consecutive”. Barack already had his two terms do is not eligible.
They’re just throwing shit at the wall at this point.
Oh. I thought since his third wouldn’t be consecutive with his first two, it’d be legal. I guess it depends on how they define consecutive.