Son Goku
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At the start of class today, the teacher made mention of this and asked if anyone in the class has heard of this. A slight google search does bring up some hits, though whether it has made it to the major national media or not, not sure. There are links to the Congressional record on this one page, on the site for the Library of Congress, so it would be possible to check this one out...
BTW, the 22nd Amendment is wrt term limits. If the proposition goes through the necessary steps to modify the Constitution (as it now stands) in time, Bush could end up being the first President since Roosevelt to be able to run for more then 2 terms. That is if the repeal would be successful in time...
http://ontario.indymedia.ca/twiki/bin/view/Ontario/BushForLifeGOPIntroducesNewBillToCongress
BTW, the 22nd Amendment is wrt term limits. If the proposition goes through the necessary steps to modify the Constitution (as it now stands) in time, Bush could end up being the first President since Roosevelt to be able to run for more then 2 terms. That is if the repeal would be successful in time...
http://ontario.indymedia.ca/twiki/bin/view/Ontario/BushForLifeGOPIntroducesNewBillToCongress
Bush for Life: GOP introduces new bill to Congress
by CPSC
Republicans have officially started the the campaign to amend the Constitution by repealing the 22nd Amendment - the one that confines the President to two terms. If the Republicans hold their current strength, or increase it, in the 2006 Congressional elections, expect this measure to pass allowing Bush to remain President...
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. (Introduced in House) http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.J.RES.24.IH: (Notice this is on the Library of Congress server, where the current Congressional record is maintained)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. (Introduced in House)
HJ 24 IH 109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. J. RES. 24 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 17, 2005
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SABO, and Mr. PALLONE) 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 22nd amendment to the Constitution.
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: