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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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.

We are a nation of laws, not kings. The 22nd Amendment is clear that no person can be elected President more than twice. Any attempt by Donald Trump to do so is blatantly unconstitutional, and I ...

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.

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.