David Mirtz is a co-chair of the NYC Working Families Party Some elections prove to be turning points in politics. For the Democratic Party in New York, Assemblyman Zorhan Mamdani decisive mayoral primary win over the well-connected and...
If orangeboi is alive and runs for a 3rd term, all bets are off, because running for a third term is explicitly and unambiguously unconstitutional at this point in time. And there is approximately zero chance the fascists could get an amendment through to change that.
So, yeah, Mamdani could run, and Obama could run, and W could run, and Clinton (Bush) could run, and the Governator could run, and Jimmy Carter’s ghost could run, and eel-on-musk could run, and Putin could run, and -
All bets are not off. When Trump runs for his third term, it will be legal because he’s a Republican. Obama/Mamdani are not so it won’t apply to them. They’re also not white men so even doubly so.
Specifically “2 consecutive terms” may be used as the loophole here, excluding Obama. And absolutely no traction for a foreign president because they’re mostly Democrats.
If orangeboi is alive and runs for a 3rd term, all bets are off, because running for a third term is explicitly and unambiguously unconstitutional at this point in time. And there is approximately zero chance the fascists could get an amendment through to change that.
So, yeah, Mamdani could run, and Obama could run, and W could run, and Clinton (Bush) could run, and the Governator could run, and Jimmy Carter’s ghost could run, and eel-on-musk could run, and Putin could run, and -
You get the idea
All bets are not off. When Trump runs for his third term, it will be legal because he’s a Republican. Obama/Mamdani are not so it won’t apply to them. They’re also not white men so even doubly so.
Specifically “2 consecutive terms” may be used as the loophole here, excluding Obama. And absolutely no traction for a foreign president because they’re mostly Democrats.