The media continues to utterly fail us. The headline should only be the following: “Trump suggests he’ll try to violate the Constitution and run for a third term.” - ThreadSky

bradmossesq.bsky.social • 2 days ago

The media continues to utterly fail us.

The headline should only be the following: “Trump suggests he’ll try to violate the Constitution and run for a third term.”

Reposted from NPR

The 22nd Amendment bans a person from being elected U.S. president more than twice. But some legal experts point to plausible strategies that President Trump could try to serve a third term.

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brenttravels.bsky.social•2 days ago

"After staging an insurrection at the Capitol to end his first term, Trump suggests he won't leave office easily this time either."

lessbarb.bsky.social•2 days ago

I've described Trump's targeting as acts of terror. Whether you believe it coordinated, organic or purely accidental, the net is the same: the brains & witnesses, the people equipped to stand up & push back or call BS, are being taken out one by one, all with the desired herd behavior: Quiescence.

boekeloo.bsky.social•2 days ago

How about we worry about that in 3 years. Let's focus on the current damage being done. The press keep falling for that distraction when there is so much more to cover. SignalGate, Due Process deprivation, destroying the economy, turning away from all of our allies to name a few.

dedalusdenaries.bsky.social•2 days ago

Paging @news.rte.ie

akatkat.bsky.social•2 days ago

That was the plan all along. Remember, putin was elected to a 4 year term....over 20 years ago.

bogiebrylee.bsky.social•2 days ago

They seem to only word things to boost the despicable dictator.

victorytwin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Flooding the zone….just like this too👇🏼

dsmithson.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump wouldn't have to run for a third term if he just extended his second term indefinitely. So if he was # 47 with no Presidential election for the next 10 years, he'd still only be in his second term...

Stop normalizing this! So many corrupt ways he and his sycophants can try to do this.

ftwaygal.bsky.social•2 days ago

These so called experts disregard the 12th amendment
—no one who is constitutionally ineligible to be president can be vice president

Why does no one mention the 12th??

rbsnst.bsky.social•2 days ago

NPR IS UNDER ATTACK…..THEREFORE THEY ARE TOWING THE TRUMP LINE

dfolds.bsky.social•2 days ago

you mean the media that spent the first half of ‘24 saying that 82 years is too old for a candidate for president ?

ubuntu4all.bsky.social•2 days ago

Makes one wonder what’s going on. 1930s German non-Jewish newspaper owners replaced writers who had left in part w ill-trained/ inexperienced amateurs loyal to the Nazis, as well as w skilled/veteran journos prepared to collaborate w the regime in order to maintain/even enhance their careers. 1/

ubuntu4all.bsky.social•2 days ago

(The above was paraphrased from the National Holocaust Museum’s page about Journalism during the rise of Nazi Germany)

dogsaresocool.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yep.

And then followed by-

Tfg feels that the constitution is just a piece of paper...

librarian3.bsky.social•2 days ago

The headlines are driving me nuts!!! "Elon might have stepped over the line in Wisconsin". No! He illegally bought votes. It's a crime. The headline should be "Elon arrested for paying for votes". So many weak ass headlines. Just say what it really is!

ann7837.bsky.social•2 days ago

However, if you click thru, and read the article, it will answer some of the questions you have about any trump attempt to be President for the 3rd time, namely HOW IN THE FUCK?

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's the headline. Absolutely sucks.

I have absolutely NO questions, none. He can't. However, I am "concerned" that you think people have questions.

ann7837.bsky.social•2 days ago

We'd better have questions. And solutions.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

What IS your question???

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

Amendment 12. "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

If one is ineligible to run for Pres, also ineligible to run for VP.

He is doing his best to distract you. Now let's get back to SignalGate

ann7837.bsky.social•2 days ago

Continue to read the article. If trump doesn't believe in The Constitution, he can ignore it and run anyway. The Supreme Court does not even have to hear the case if it doesn't want to. What then? These are questions I, and others, have....IN ADDITION TO FOCUSING ON TARIFFS, DEPORTATIONS, etc

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

You're letting him distract you!!!!!

HOW logistically can he "run anyway"? All the states have to put him on the ballot & that won't happen.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

This answers it. Now focus on him & Elmo trashing our economy & SignalGate.

cliff-d-w.bsky.social•2 days ago

" Trump suggests he will attempt an unconstitutional end run around the constitution"

Now that wasn't so hard , was it Media ?

maverickgator.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yea, this guy may not survive his first term. Re-take the House and Senate, impeach him and then convict his ass and throw the bum out!!!

tigerlily1567.bsky.social•2 days ago

JFC all day all I have heard is that he will try to become President for a 3rd time-nowhere has anyone discussed his age at that time and that he most likely will be in no shape to run a country mentally or physically. He barely is right now. he will be 82 at the start of a 3rd time and 86 at the en

mraik.bsky.social•2 days ago

They are trying to hard not to offend.

dfarago.bsky.social•2 days ago

PLEASE GET BACK TO SIGNALGATE!
THIS IS A CLEAR DISTRACTION AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you. It's a distraction from #SignalGate AND the economy. He & Elmo are sending the US & world economy into a tailspin.

kelong.bsky.social•2 days ago

We can walk, chew gum, and mock these idiots at the same time.

jack2second.bsky.social•2 days ago

Tesla won't win

callidusdominus.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is just typical of the media. They don't want the Trump show to end. They want this torrent of clickbait and so normalise him. Rather then reporting stuff about convicted criminal and insurrectionist says that he's overturning the constitution it acts like this is some clever legal loophole!

staniel79.bsky.social•2 days ago

Except that nothing would stop him from running and winning as VP, and then assume the Presidency when his running mate resigns, according to a lawyer’s opinion that I read. Do you agree with that?

ann7837.bsky.social•2 days ago

From the NPR article

staniel79.bsky.social•2 days ago

Except that he’d only be ineligible in the spirit of the 22nd, whereas the actual text of the 22nd specifically says “elected President” and “elected to the office of President “. Do you trust this Supreme Court to abide by the spirit of “no third term” and not cop out on literal wording?

ann7837.bsky.social•2 days ago

As the NPR article says, the Supreme Court can opt out of hearing the case at all.

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5191889/is-trump-running-for-a-third-term

staniel79.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://cornerstonelaw.us/22nd-amendment-doesnt-say-think-says/

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

NO. STOP even entertaining the idea. 12th amendment says "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

staniel79.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe ineligible according to the spirit of the 22nd, but the actual text of the 22nd specifically says “elected President” and “elected to the office of President “. Do you trust this Supreme Court to abide by the spirit of “no third term” and not cop out on literal wording?

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

He isn't going to finish this term, so its moot.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

The ACTUAL text of the 12th says:
"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

Yes, I do trust 7 members of the SC to abide by this language IF it ever got to them.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

Did you read the 12th Amendment though?

staniel79.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes.

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-22/#:~:text=No%20person%20shall%20be%20elected,the%20President%20more%20than%20once.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

I believe you are stuck on 22nd while ignoring 12th.

mistykitty3.bsky.social•2 days ago

You don't need to send me the 22nd. The 12th rules.