Trump said he may run for a third term. I’m not joking. I know this because he said he is “NOT joking.” Can someone explain to me how this isn’t a violation of the oath he took to the Constitution? I’m waiting.
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He can't take the oath of office a third time without changing the constitution first, so unless that happens first we don't need to worry about it very much.
HOWEVER:
I note that if enough low-information people write in Trump in 2028, each one of those write-ins is a vote for the Democrat.
Nope -imagine a man taking an oath to something he’s never read or cares about while he’s supposed to put his hand on something else he’s never read or cares about🙄WTF?
The Constitution is meaningless to Trump, and he has shown his disdain for it over, and over again. So many of us realized this a long time ago, and could not imagine that there would be enough Americans dumb enough to have voted him back into office. Everyone that voted for him should be ashamed.
I agree, although I don’t think Trump actually ever cared enough to read the constitution himself😒 or the Bill of Rights. He is not in intellectually curious and doesn’t care about people because of his mental illness😔
We should all know by now, dRump doesn't play fair or play by the books. He bullies his way through whatever he can bulldoze, leaves a path of destruction, only weakening America. He's a madman & must be stopped. Do not normalize his behavior!
Step up now lawmakers!
No third term!
Come on Mark. How can you have such a failure of imagination
The Trump method is to propose something illegal or unethical on its face. And then accountants or lawyers come in to figure out a way, to argue it isn't.
The US Constitution forbids being *elected* more than twice. It does NOT forbid *serving* more than two terms (look it up).
If Vance wins in 2028 with Trump as VP, and then Vance resigns, Trump can serve a legal third term. Trump's only hurdle becomes finding the right perk for Vance (or whomever).
Sir, no offense intended. But please don’t ask someone to “explain how” it’s a violation.
Because that implies there’s an explanation that would convince you, or let it happen. There’s not. It is explicitly, 100% not allowed by the United States Constitution.
I heard a discussion today suggesting if he was appointed Speaker and the the Pres and VP resigned or he would run as VP and Presents would resign but it would probably have to go to Supreme Court
All I know is if the people the public voted into office can't fix this eventually you're going to end up with a million plus citizens in DC knocking at the White House doors.
Y’all need to push for impeachment.
We know we don’t have the numbers right now but keep it front and center.
Every action he takes has been illegal and/or unconstitutional. Eventually GOP is going to have to climb aboard the “not a traitor” train.
Reporters should stop asking him if he will be running for a 3rd term as if that is a possibility!
They did the same thing with the question of whether he would accept results of the election, as if having a choice is valid.
Also, Republicans do not believe the Constitution applies to them.
Can someone explain to me why Dems are all talk no show?
Stop talking.
Start doing.
Not sure how to start? Rewatch every interview and video of Moscow Mitch for the past 17 years. Take notes.
It is a violation (Trump doesn’t care) and it’s his way of shouting “squirrel!” to distract from Signal gate. I’d love for someone like you, Senator, to lead our party out of this fascist takeover.
Yes, it doesn’t matter. He is rebuilding the gov to function as a totalitarian regime. He will start rehiring loyalist next.
The question is what are you doing to stop him? There are lots of legal eagles on the hill. Don’t wait until he does something preemption is the key to form public opinion
In today's so-called Republican Party, NOTHING is a violation of the oath as long as it keeps them in power. And the Constitution only matters when it can be used to fire up their ignorant base, otherwise, it's essentially toilet paper. There isn't a single patriot left on that side of the isle.
Why aren’t you demanding that your Republican colleagues (who have said that you have “great deal of respect for”) conduct hearings on the reckless handling of classified information on the Signal app?
Why don’t YOU demand that your Republican colleagues hold a hearing and compel Elon Musk to appear.
Or, are Democrats too worried about straining the collegiality *you* and others seem to prioritize with your Republican colleagues — WHO HAVE ENABLED ALL THIS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
When will Democrats demand that their Republican colleagues hold a hearing to compel Elon Musk to appear before them?
Where’s the oversight that congress is supposed to be doing?
It appears that you all are just paralyzed, when you’re not.
Why aren’t you putting on the heat?
Ihr müsst verdammt aufpassen! Ihr seid gerade dabei euch zu "Untertannen" zu machen. Ich, hier in Deutschland, verstehe nicht wie ihr solch einen Clan an die Macht habt lassen können. Die wollen sie anscheinend auch nicht mehr abgeben. Wenn der Supreme Court auch noch ausfällt dann "gute Nacht".
Keep calling him out and shut this down immediately. This is a topic that should be taken serious and not lightly.
MAGA extremist Republicans are not patriots bc everything they do has been unconstitutional. They do not represent the country or defend the Oath they took.
Good afternoon Senator!
Thank you for pointing out Trump's lawless aspirations.
Something that would give us all great comfort now would be to see some real in-their-face action.
Please join Senator Booker in his filibuster.
Are you at the Senate right now with Senator Booker? If so, thank you! Block up proceedings further if you can!
If not, Get in there and cause some Good Trouble!💙
I don't really care what he says anymore. What he is doing or has done is more then enough to impeach. What are you going to do about it? Riots will be soon. I wish You guys would organize some protest or rallies so there's at least organized chaos before there's chaos chaos? 🤷
Maybe if that smug piece of shit House Speaker was doing something other than jerking off Trump and Musk like a rabid pterodactyl, he’d recognize that the rest of us without punchable faces would like a little democracy in our morning coffee…
I'm thinking it might need to be a requirement to read the entire Constitution out loud to the class before swearing to uphold it. Unfortunately, such a requirement would be unconstitutional 🤷🏼♂️
I think Dems are relying on the constitution and the lawyers to get them out of this mess. It won't work. The tech-psychopaths who sponsor Trump have decided to wreck the whole place. They have the money and now full control (data, social media, entertainment, AI...) over people. It's too late.
Please go support Cory booker on the floor and the other dems that are fighting for this country we need strong leaders with powerful voices to fight for us!!!!
He's violating the Constitution in half a dozen different ways on a daily basis. If we don't do something about that RIGHT NOW, it won't matter if he runs for another term. We'll have already lost everything that matters.
GO HELP CORY BOOKER! I'm one of your constituents. Cory is lifting my voice. He's shining light on my fears. 2 bouts of cancer took our life savings. When my husband died I was left with a bill mountain. I rely on my S.S. and Medicare. Help Cory keep going!
And, he would be well advised to learn from the fates of Marie Antoinette and Benito Mussolini (though I’m sure he’s too stupid and incapable of doing so)
There are not many minutes left in the game.
The defense NEEDS to take the ball back. Really damned quick! Especially as Trump is now trying to eliminate legal opposition (vis a vis large law firms) that would stand in the way of his criminal exploits
Senator, allow me a try. He tried to violently overthrow the 2020 election. He also forced every cabinet member to repeat the big lie (the election was stolen) and they were ALL still confirmed by Republicans. Why do you expect him to care about a worn screed like the United States Constitution?
PLEASE physically help senator Cory Booker, and please stand up and agree with the progressives that are putting all they have into fighting this administration's takedown of democracy: file articles of impeachment or whatever you can do. This is no time to split hairs: Divided We Fall.
We could always elect Michelle and Barack. I would love it if she would run for President with Barack as Vice President. We would finally have honor, truth and compassion back.
You will hear this from the orange rapist again and again. Farage and Johnson used the same ploy to 'normalise' it in non critical thinkers. It's a psychological ploy. Don't fall for it.
It is part of the stray. The Signalgate pressure is real so time to distract. The electorate are speaking out! Look at the town halls and protests. We are organizing but we need more help from our elected officials @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @chuckschumer.com
I’m curious if you asked John Phelan what his stance was on ending diversity and affirmative action policies at the Naval Academy before you voted to confirm him. He’s just another yes man who will worship at the altar of Trump and rubber stamp Hegseth’s orders.
After the Senate acquitted him twice during his first term and Garland sabotaged trying him for insurrection he knows he can violate his oath with impunity.
He's a dictator wannabe. Everything he's doing leads to that eventuality.
No matter what the outcome with the GOP for the next presidential election, with all of my energy I'm hoping the next DEM candidate for POTUS will be YOU! "NOT joking!"
Sir they opened concentration camps in gitmo on day 13..
Don't know why you aren't openly calling him a Nazi who must be stopped at all cost.. Be the American hero the moment calls for. You got the rep to take him on, SO DO IT... don't tip toe around this subject, STRUT around and talk shit.
According to Trump's unitary executive theory "Congress can make no law inhibiting the power of the President" and the Courts "owe him a favor." Finally as he says "who is going to stop me."
Good. I suggest also no whining about cold war institutions such as USAID, NATO, or Voice of America. You might eventually need international solidarity.
I've come to believe that all this nonsense is distraction. The more we keep talking about THIS BS, the less time we are talking about all the horrible things he and his clown administration are actually doing NOW.
What Constitution ?
There's still a constitution ?
As far as things go, since orange dictator took power the Constitution is just a piece of old paper in a museum.
Until it is erased like the references to achievements ofwomen, people of colour...
Someone needs to submit an amendment limiting the AGE of a president or vice president. That would be hard to work around. And while we’re at it, lose the electoral college
It’s all a distraction at his point. Everyone focuses on Amendment 22 while the regime is gutting government offices. This is what Hitler did, distract and confuse to exhaust the public. Weaken our democracy and people will stop protesting and hide. WW11 all over again!
• blanket opposition
• quorum calls
• blocking unanimous consent
Have YOU conveyed national security concerns to the 10 senators who voted for the CR + ALL who’ve consistently confirmed dangerous & unqualified appointees? Will YOU demand Signal hearings?
If trump could read the Constitution and comprehend the written words, he might understand its significance. The Constitution is our fundamental set of rules that we must adhere to in order to preserve our democracy. Trump is an imbecile and a lazy grifter. He should be impeached.
Because he never placed his hand on the bible so he never actually swore to uphold the constitution. No different than crossing fingers behind your back means you dont need to uphold the promise being made
Because he says it isn't, Senator. That's all he's done since he's taken the oath. Making up laws and declaring them Constitutional.
And here's the thing, he isn't getting nearly enough official pushback either. You'd think that the House or Senate would be concerned enough to act, but here we are.
One very distinct characteristic of malignant narcissists is they repeatedly break promises they make (to get what they want) and have no guilt about doing so. In fact, many are also sadistic and actually enjoy seeing others become upset over their lies.
Yes, we are all very aware. We elected you to do something proactive to stop the ongoing hourly violations. Regurgitation of news headlines isn’t helping.
💯 Media, GOP, spox, Trump etc plz stop telling us it's just a joke, trolling or distraction. It's not like he wasn't POTUS once before & we've no history to refer to. He's NEVER joked about anything when it comes to his money or power. The only things he said & didn't mean were campaign promises
At what point do our Senators and Congresspeople uphold their oath of office and remove this menace from office? And while we’re on the subject: how about barring Musk from his disastrous position?
Nope. The 12th Amendment is clear. “But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
Well of course, the Constitution only means what SCOTUS says it means, and they already trashed the 14th Amendment overruling Colorado Supreme Court on the ballot issue. They can twist anything to align with their personal ideologies. Nevertheless, we the people, can read.
How about being DISQUALIFIED from holding any office and violating his presidential oath (First term) for committing insurrection against your government and not supposed to BE on the ballot, NOR SWORN IN? WHY CAN'T DEMOCRATS STAND UP for the Constitution? GOP WON'T even UPHOLD it?
Yeah, but he'll find a way to keep up the stable genius act. Others will cover for him, etc. I just don't think we'll be rid of him until he meets his maker. (Not that I'm suggesting anything.)
He’s been demonstrating considerable cognitive decline since his first term. I think this will continue. I think some of these narcissists will start banging heads with one another. These are scary times that’s for sure.😬
He wouldn’t swear the oath on The Holy Bible, that he purports to love so much, so I don’t think he’s really the prez. Of course, I also believe Harris/Walz WON! He’ll be dead soon enough given his age and ill health. Yippee!!!
I appreciate, sort of, social media keeping the world aware of, well, everything.
My HOPE is that there is way more happening behind the scenes to oust this sick and twisted dude from his egomaniacal perch and let the country end this decade of distress.
Remember when Putin couldn't become Russia's president again, so he got Medvedev to take the position, became prime minister, and changed the constitution? I'm not FUCKING joking about this either.
We're just lucky that Trump hasn't got that long to live and people won't line up behind Vance.
You know you're a Senator. You could call on Jeffries to introduce articles of impeachment in the House. He's the minority leader, impeachment articles are privileged. You guys could be forcing the Republicans to take painful votes. Maybe impeach RFK and Hegseth as well?
Yup, and no one remembers that the Democrats lost to a proven idiot that had 4 years to expose himself already. Not a single one of them came up and said "We f-ed up, I am sorry, I resign." Greed collapsed empires, is America next?
“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once,”
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HOWEVER:
I note that if enough low-information people write in Trump in 2028, each one of those write-ins is a vote for the Democrat.
So many other comments by this tyrant that goes against the constitution & oath of office.
Step up now lawmakers!
No third term!
The Republican President is absolutely trying to do this, too.
Come on Mark. How can you have such a failure of imagination
The Trump method is to propose something illegal or unethical on its face. And then accountants or lawyers come in to figure out a way, to argue it isn't.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5191889/is-trump-running-for-a-third-term
Don't laugh. In 2018, he declared Canada a national security threat. That's how he got around the free trade agreement.
No noise. so he just did it again 2025
If Vance wins in 2028 with Trump as VP, and then Vance resigns, Trump can serve a legal third term. Trump's only hurdle becomes finding the right perk for Vance (or whomever).
Because that implies there’s an explanation that would convince you, or let it happen. There’s not. It is explicitly, 100% not allowed by the United States Constitution.
There are no explanations.
Get up and say “This is 100% unconstitutional”. Don’t ask for dialogue, don’t ask for excuses. Shut down this talk in absolute terms.
We know we don’t have the numbers right now but keep it front and center.
Every action he takes has been illegal and/or unconstitutional. Eventually GOP is going to have to climb aboard the “not a traitor” train.
They did the same thing with the question of whether he would accept results of the election, as if having a choice is valid.
Also, Republicans do not believe the Constitution applies to them.
Stop talking.
Start doing.
Not sure how to start? Rewatch every interview and video of Moscow Mitch for the past 17 years. Take notes.
The question is what are you doing to stop him? There are lots of legal eagles on the hill. Don’t wait until he does something preemption is the key to form public opinion
for Steven Miller.
Why aren’t you demanding that your Republican colleagues (who have said that you have “great deal of respect for”) conduct hearings on the reckless handling of classified information on the Signal app?
Why don’t YOU demand that your Republican colleagues hold a hearing and compel Elon Musk to appear.
Or, are Democrats too worried about straining the collegiality *you* and others seem to prioritize with your Republican colleagues — WHO HAVE ENABLED ALL THIS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
When will Democrats demand that their Republican colleagues hold a hearing to compel Elon Musk to appear before them?
Where’s the oversight that congress is supposed to be doing?
It appears that you all are just paralyzed, when you’re not.
Why aren’t you putting on the heat?
MAGA extremist Republicans are not patriots bc everything they do has been unconstitutional. They do not represent the country or defend the Oath they took.
https://conventionofstates.com
Trump just wants power for power's sake, he doesn't even care if the people are well or not...
HES FUCKING THERE AND SPEAKING RIGHT NOW!
FUCK YEAH!
Thank you Senator!
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Thank you for pointing out Trump's lawless aspirations.
Something that would give us all great comfort now would be to see some real in-their-face action.
Please join Senator Booker in his filibuster.
If not, Get in there and cause some Good Trouble!💙
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2utlMxAwtE
We’re so cooked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2utlMxAwtE
-George Washington
The defense NEEDS to take the ball back. Really damned quick! Especially as Trump is now trying to eliminate legal opposition (vis a vis large law firms) that would stand in the way of his criminal exploits
OBAMA CAN STAND 👍
There are not.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/naval-academy-diversity-affirmative-action.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
No matter what the outcome with the GOP for the next presidential election, with all of my energy I'm hoping the next DEM candidate for POTUS will be YOU! "NOT joking!"
Don't know why you aren't openly calling him a Nazi who must be stopped at all cost.. Be the American hero the moment calls for. You got the rep to take him on, SO DO IT... don't tip toe around this subject, STRUT around and talk shit.
Stop the slide toward dictatorship.
Not one more inch for Trump.
No more lies.
No more illegalities.
No more trumping.
Or something worse we haven't discovered yet.
There's still a constitution ?
As far as things go, since orange dictator took power the Constitution is just a piece of old paper in a museum.
Until it is erased like the references to achievements ofwomen, people of colour...
• blanket opposition
• quorum calls
• blocking unanimous consent
Have YOU conveyed national security concerns to the 10 senators who voted for the CR + ALL who’ve consistently confirmed dangerous & unqualified appointees? Will YOU demand Signal hearings?
(Sarcasm)
And here's the thing, he isn't getting nearly enough official pushback either. You'd think that the House or Senate would be concerned enough to act, but here we are.
It's lovely how you tell us to fear him in one post and then vote for Rubio...
We need to stay focused on the now, as there's plenty of other things going on that we need to fight for.
There will be riots in the streets, I promise you that.
just getting to SCOTUS will be a win for them.
If you want to save your country, Americans must remove trump.
LOOK AT WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
- The #SignalGate
- The #DOGEDisasters
- The #TrumpStock decline
- The #TrumpTariffs killing the economy
22nd amendment speaks to election not to serving as president.
Here’s the point on 12 vs 22. While I would agree with you on what was meant, textualist at SCOTUS would prob argue otherwise.
Maybe wasn’t so smart to hand wave through his entire cabinet, eh?
Don't you have an oath to uphold yourself, sir?
Despite your NJ athletic performances… 😂
Great to see you on the floor right now, Sir!!
Go find The Constitution
The Bible
Hoyles Rules on Games
Any cookbook
A set of encyclopedias from 1957
Biographies of MLK, JFK, Rosa Parks-
Get your inspired well informed ass to the Senate floor and take over for Booker!!!
My HOPE is that there is way more happening behind the scenes to oust this sick and twisted dude from his egomaniacal perch and let the country end this decade of distress.
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We're just lucky that Trump hasn't got that long to live and people won't line up behind Vance.
Focus on what's happening now.
How can he keep breaking every law! It's has to stop!!🛑🛑🛑🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸