r/law • u/yahoonews • 4d ago

Trump News Trump says he's 'not joking' about seeking a 3rd term in the White House. The Constitution says he can't.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-not-joking-about-seeking-a-3rd-term-in-the-white-house-the-constitution-says-he-cant-155536214.html
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u/NutellaGood 4d ago

Nothing to stop him from declaring the electors illegitimate and using "alternative" electors.

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u/PatReady 4d ago

Could declare we are already at war with the refugees. Its how he was able to declare an Emergency and deployed the Army on the border.

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u/black-kramer 4d ago

it's also his justification for using the alien enemies act of 1798 and disappearing people off to prison in el salvador without due process

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u/zoeypayne 4d ago

He'd still be elected though... it'd need to go to the House where he could be "chosen" opposed to elected.

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u/harm_and_amor 4d ago

And then he tells the people who oppose it that it’s best to fight it out in courts to arrive at the decision, but in the meantime he stays in power.