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A Republican group is hoping to rally support to change the Constitution to allow President Donald Trump to seek a third term.

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1951 following the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms between 1933 and 1945. The two-term limit for presidents was introduced by Congress to prevent potential abuses of power.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sanity doesn't create our system,

If the PM survives the voters, their Party dances them out, if the PM survives the Party, the PM resigns to spend more time with "family", if the PM survives the "family", the GG.... Kerrtails.

The PMs power at any given time can seem a bit Schroedinger's cat.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It probably depends how much fractional power and money is behind the PM. John Howard was PM for a decade after all.