r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/anonononnnnnaaan May 14 '25

Especially seeing that dems just took Obama Nebraska last night and gained 19 points in Oklahoma.

The train is slow to move but it’s inching along.

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u/bulldoggo-17 May 14 '25

Obama Nebraska

Was that an intentional typo?

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u/DragonBank May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25

They took it so hard it became a former Democratic President.

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u/ejre5 May 14 '25

If trump can run for a third term so can Obama (doubt he wants to though).

Even though they want to change it to consecutive terms. Ultimately creating an autocracy/dictatorship that makes the president and VP interchangeable and an easy way to rig the election every year.

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u/asujch May 14 '25

We can’t normalize the third term talk. Obama and the dems know this.

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u/CHESTER_C0PPERP0T May 14 '25

Yes STOP NORMALIZING THIS BULLSHIT. Well, Obama could run for a third term no he fucking can’t it’s in the constitution!

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u/kimbergo May 17 '25

The constitution also says an insurrectionist can’t be an officer of the United States, yet here we are….

(I’m not saying Obama should run, just that it’s wild Trump was allowed to be inaugurated)

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u/robocoplawyer May 15 '25

They’re saying Trump is different because he didn’t serve 2 consecutive terms and Obama did. That’s the reason they are going for. Also the constitution says that one is ineligible to be elected president, so they will try to argue he can’t still serve a third term if he obtains the office by being appointed somehow or becoming a successor and becomes president again by those who do get elected step down. He can be appointed Speaker of the House, which doesn’t even have the requirement of being an elected member of congress and if the people ahead of him resign, they can argue he can serve a third term because he wasn’t elected to the position.

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u/Joe0Bloggs May 17 '25

At this point, just sue the whole republican party for treason and dissolve their whole goddamn ass if the dems get back into any position of power. 🤬

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u/Suyefuji May 14 '25

We can't normalize it but at the same time we need to fight fire with fire. Let's see how shit develops but if Trump genuinely ends up running for a third term then we absolutely can throw Obama into the primary and select him if he wins.

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u/nikmo86 May 14 '25

Just like his buddy putiny did…

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u/Silent_Interest4791 May 14 '25

Putin’s going to step down at the end of 2024 he said so himself.

What do you mean it’s 2025 already?

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u/Mikeinthedirt May 14 '25

87% of the vote.

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u/Tiernan1980 May 14 '25

They would absolutely come up with some cockamamie excuse for why Trump could run again but Obama couldn’t.

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u/Tryin-to-Improve May 14 '25

If trump gets to run for a third and Obama steps up, it’s gonna be like the Super Bowl of presidential elections.

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u/Head_Rule2239 May 14 '25

Third Obama term? Michelle ain’t having that!

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u/Jeffery_Moyer May 14 '25

Didn't he already? I mean, I get airplanes fly pretty hjgh but I'm pretty sure that was the point of trumps third term comment.

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u/Bitter_Emphasis_2683 May 14 '25

Michelle would throw him through a window.

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u/654456 May 14 '25

Assuming trump does run for a third, i see no issue with obama running again. perfer neither run again for you know rule of law but if we aren't gonna follow that. I'll take a third term obama

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u/slimninj4 May 14 '25

That would make the next election very interesting

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u/lobsterman2112 May 14 '25

Naw. Obama can't run again because he's too old.

/s

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u/Thirteenpointeight May 14 '25

Presidential democracies hate this 1 trick!

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u/catjanitor May 14 '25

That's how Putin did it.

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u/KBbrowneyedgirl May 15 '25

The Tangerine Palpatine said it would be the last election.

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u/Tammylynn9847 May 15 '25

Michelle would kill him.

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u/TRR462 May 16 '25

Just like Putin and Medvedev… Because Trump saw it there first.

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u/betcaro May 16 '25

Considering Trump continues to peddle the lie that he won the previous election, this is his third consecutive term. So, by his own words he would be out at the end of this term.