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Fine, so Trump and his MAGOP allies want to hint that he can become president for a third term. He can't, but they hint that they have all these plans. (Everyone has plans, that's the easy part. Getting them to work -- that's what's hard.) Still, though, MAGOPs hint that they have plans for Trump. But...why only him?
If Trump can figure out a way to become president for a third term (he can't), then any former president can. It works both ways, y'know. Which means Trump's worst nightmare -- Barack Obama 2028!! The best laid plans of mice and men. Oooops. There's another political party. "We forgot." If anything can stop Trump hopes and dreams plans in their track, the mere thought of Barack Obama (who was far more popular than Trump ever was -- even at his peak, and Trump is now floundering at 37%) becoming president again would problem freeze them into immobilized terror and inaction. And Barack Obama would only be a vibrant 64 years old in 2028. Trump, who is already looking enfeebled, will be two decades older than that, at 83. He could run, although it's un-Constitutional. He could be the running mate of -- well, anybody. Including -- me. And that person, like me, would easily win because Democrats would know that that person would immediately resign, making Barack Obama president again. Even though he'd still be elected to the job, and that's un-Constitutional. Or if Democrats retake the House, as I suspect (and as MAGOPs fear) they could vote for anyone to be Speaker. He doesn't have to be a member. And they could name Barack Obama the new Speaker. And when 2028 comes along, whatever ticket Democrats nominate, they'd pledge to both resign, which -- by the law of succession -- would make Barack Obama president. He wouldn't even have to be elected to anything. I know that one fear of Democrats is that they don't trust the Supreme Court, who they're terrified could ignore the U.S. Constitution and the 22nd Amendment -- and they would rule that somehow a former two-term president could have a third term. Well... ...Barack Obama could announce his interest to be president again, someone should figure out a way to sue him, and President Obama would lose in court but keep appealing, up to the Supreme Court. And SCOTUS would either have to rule on his eligibility (and would rightly declare it illegal) or refuse to even hear the case, letting the last Appeals Court be the Law of the Land, setting their own precedent. And yes, yes, yes, I know this is all ludicrous foolishness. But I really think that if Democrats (and I know mean party officials, but any Democrats, and a base growing in number) started floating the name of Barack Obama as president again, it would -- at the very least -- make MAGOPs realize the possibility that if they kept pushing Trump for a third term, they don't live in a vacuum, and their efforts might come back to haunt them. No, Barack Obama doesn't want to be president for a third term. And this remains ludicrous foolishness. But he doesn't have to want to run again. I plan on drafting him!! If he doesn't want to throw his hat in the ring -- I've just done it for him!! Barack Obama 2028. Yes, we can!!! MAGOPs won't know what hit them. Indeed, to paraphrase a Democrat president who won four times -- and was the very cause of the 22nd Amendment to become law: The only thing they have to fear is Bar himself. Now, if only we could find the right running mate...
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AuthorRobert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. Feedspot Badge of Honor
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