Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit how many times a person can be elected President to three elections and would prevent someone elected to two consecutive terms from being elected again. If approved by the required two-thirds votes in both the House and the Senate, it would not go to the President but would be sent to the states for ratification. The amendment would only become part of the Constitution if three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify it, and the resolution sets a seven-year deadline for that ratification. Until that state ratification happens, the Constitution remains unchanged.
Constitutional amendments must be approved by two-thirds of both chambers and are not submitted to the President; after congressional approval the proposal must be ratified by three-fourths of the states. This resolution includes a seven-year deadline for state ratification.
Proposes a Constitutional amendment allowing a person to be elected President at most three times, forbidding any additional election after two consecutive elected terms, and retaining the current limit that someone who served more than two years of another’s term can be elected only twice.
Constitutional amendments changing presidential terms are rare; high legislative and state‑ratification thresholds make passage unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this joint resolution clearly states a specific constitutional change and follows standard amendment form by providing ratification mechanics and a deadline. The text, however, contains internal ambiguities and does not explicitly reconcile or amend the existing 22nd Amendment, raising uncertainty about how its provisions would operate in practice.
Left sees rollback of two-term safeguard; right sees increased voter choice.
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Left sees rollback of two-term safeguard; right sees increased voter choice.
Likely views the amendment as a rollback of the two-term norm that limits presidential power.
Concerned it weakens institutional safeguards against extended leadership and could erode democratic guardrails.
Mixed view: recognizes democratic argument for voter choice but worries about concentration of power and unintended consequences.
Would evaluate design details and political feasibility before deciding.
Likely supportive as it increases voter choice and flexibility, allowing popular presidents to return.
Views it as less paternalistic and more respectful of electoral will.
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Constitutional amendments changing presidential terms are rare; high legislative and state‑ratification thresholds make passage unlikely.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left sees rollback of two-term safeguard; right sees increased voter choice.
Constitutional amendments changing presidential terms are rare; high legislative and state‑ratification thresholds make passage unlikely.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this joint resolution clearly states a specific constitutional change and follows standard amendment form by providing ratification mechanics and a deadline. The text, however,…
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