The 22nd Amendment states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." It was proposed in 1947 after former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death during his ...

The 22nd Amendment was ratified in February 1951 by three-quarters of the states; Minnesota was the final state to approve it. The amendment was originally passed by Congress in March 1947, ...

Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers writes a regular guest essay on the history of the U.S. Constitution.

"This amendment would help keep them open and caring for those who live in these rural communities," Collins said.

Retropolis Why FDR’s four-term presidency led us to the 22nd Amendment. After his death in office, the ongoing conversation about term limits became urgent.

At first blush, the 22nd Amendment appears to be an absolute barrier. It was ratified in 1951 in response to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s four-term presidency.

The Senate is on track to make history with its “vote-a-rama” session that started Monday morning and continued into Tuesday. During the marathon voting session, lawmakers proposed dozens of amendment ...

The 22nd Amendment has plenty to say about this MAGA fantasy. Feb. 24, 2025, 2:59 PM EST By Austin Sarat , William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College ...

President Donald Trump has suggested that “methods” exist by which he could attempt to serve a third term in the White House, an act that is barred by the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The amendment’s champion, Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee, is an ally of Mr. Trump, who just began his second non-consecutive term. We, for one, don’t see the logic of an amendment that opens the ...

But that’s just the thing: The 22nd Amendment doesn’t say Trump would be ineligible to serve as president for a third term. It just says he is ineligible to run for a third term (or, more precisely, ...

President Donald Trump has suggested that “methods” exist by which he could attempt to serve a third term in the White House, an act that is barred by the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.