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WillowTree

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9. All that could accomplish would be to.......possibly.......convene a constitutional convention.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 09:08 PM

Dec 2016

If repeal of the 22nd amendment was proposed at such a constitutional convention, it would still have to be ratified by three quarters of the states. Not very likely.

But first of all, understand that this method had never been followed and there are questions as to how such a constitutional convention could be pulled off today.

And secondly, it assumes that all of the states that have GOP majorities would be in favor of repealing Mr. 22, which is far from a safe assumption.

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C I V I L W A R Generator Dec 2016 #1

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All that could accomplish would be to.......possibly.......convene a constitutional convention. WillowTree Dec 2016 #9

So he'll live to be 86?! KamaAina Dec 2016 #11

They don't want to open that can of worms. roamer65 Dec 2016 #12

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