111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 5
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
‘Article--
‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’.
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When I first saw the thread title, I thought you'd mistakenly hit the "2" key twice, and somebody was trying to repeal the entire Second Amendment. I was prepared to be pissed. Now, having comprehended the situation, I find myself merely mildly annoyed and slightly bemused.
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In my experience it requires a profound faith to believe that, against all observable tendencies, elegance, complexity, and organization arise spontaneously from chaos by purely random means. The upshot is that at the end of the day, despite claimed adherence to pure reason, we're all people of faith.
lots of bills get submitted every year but never go anywhere. when you have to worry is when they get significant co-sponsorship and start to move through comittee.
When I first saw the thread title, I thought you'd mistakenly hit the "2" key twice, and somebody was trying to repeal the entire Second Amendment. I was prepared to be pissed. Now, having comprehended the situation, I find myself merely mildly annoyed and slightly bemused.
I hope that's not to say that you're allowing yourself to become complacent? The door for it has already been opened, after all, with the repeal of the 18th Amendment. Of course, the absurdity of the 18th Amendment altogether notwithstanding, Prohibition should have never been anything more than a simple federal law (yes, I agree it shouldn't have been enacted in the first place, but for the sake of making a point here..).
The 18th Amendment was a abuse of Congressional authority in every way (you may notice that no other substance, such as cocaine, heroin, etc. has been outlawed by Constitutional amendment, but only by federal law), but it has presented an inherent danger by allowing for a precedent for an amendment to be repealed to be set.
I hope that's not to say that you're allowing yourself to become complacent?
Nah, I just know how to ration my outrage. This particular issue is currently on "slow burn", but possibly with a future downgrade to "mug warming" or a slight escalation to "light simmer" as events warrant.
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In my experience it requires a profound faith to believe that, against all observable tendencies, elegance, complexity, and organization arise spontaneously from chaos by purely random means. The upshot is that at the end of the day, despite claimed adherence to pure reason, we're all people of faith.
Honestly, I'm not certain how I would feel about the 22nd being repealed, aside from my fears of another precedent being set for the repealing of a Constitutional amendment. I mean, it didn't go into effect until some 27 years before the country celebrated its Bicentennial, so it seems to have not been much of an issue before then. What would worry me infinitely more is a move to suspend elections altogether.
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