▲ 1520 ▼ Senate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Court (www.washingtonexaminer.com) submitted 2 years ago by Veedem@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 163 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) while the president is only max 8 years. 10, technically, but it doesn't change your point. Just felt like doing an ackshully. #sorrynotsorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 10? i thought as long as they didnt get the majority of the term they could keep going (so thereoretically infinite) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Per the 22nd Amendment, someone who has held the office for more than two years of someone else's elected term is limited to a single elected term of their own. So if you've done two or fewer, you are still eligible to be elected twice. Those two initial years plus your two elected terms would be ten years. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Also there's the whole non-consecutive term thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Technically, 9 and 364/365 years, give or take a day for leap year(s). permalink fedilink source parent [–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago okay so just serve 1.99 of the terms of multiple other people and you have infinite terms permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) 10? i thought as long as they didnt get the majority of the term they could keep going (so thereoretically infinite) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Per the 22nd Amendment, someone who has held the office for more than two years of someone else's elected term is limited to a single elected term of their own. So if you've done two or fewer, you are still eligible to be elected twice. Those two initial years plus your two elected terms would be ten years. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Also there's the whole non-consecutive term thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Technically, 9 and 364/365 years, give or take a day for leap year(s). permalink fedilink source parent [–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago okay so just serve 1.99 of the terms of multiple other people and you have infinite terms permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Per the 22nd Amendment, someone who has held the office for more than two years of someone else's elected term is limited to a single elected term of their own. So if you've done two or fewer, you are still eligible to be elected twice. Those two initial years plus your two elected terms would be ten years. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Also there's the whole non-consecutive term thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Technically, 9 and 364/365 years, give or take a day for leap year(s). permalink fedilink source parent [–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago okay so just serve 1.99 of the terms of multiple other people and you have infinite terms permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Also there's the whole non-consecutive term thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago Technically, 9 and 364/365 years, give or take a day for leap year(s). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago okay so just serve 1.99 of the terms of multiple other people and you have infinite terms permalink fedilink source parent