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Originally Posted by Itshim
He’s not getting a 3rd term……….that’s it.
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Hope you are right , however local politicians , are not so sure. Yes we know the laws but that won't stop he having a go
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But it’s not ‘the laws’ it’s the constitution. We’re not used to thinking in those terms because we don’t have a written constitution. Even if he stands for re-election, and even if he wins, and congress certifies the result, the supreme court justice who is responsible for administering the oath of office cannot, and will not, administer it to him in January 2029 because it is expressly forbidden. It isn’t even something that could be done and then challenged in the court later. It is a representative of the Supreme Court who does the actual swearing in.
And as the constitution automatically ends his second term exactly 4 years after it began, he can’t claim to still be the president in the absence of anyone else being sworn in. He just *stops* being president, and that’s it. For anyone to treat him as such afterwards would be a naked political coup which would require military backing. So unless you’re suggesting that’s where the US is heading … well, just accept it, he has 4 years to go and then that’s it.