{"id":214664,"date":"2025-04-02T13:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=214664"},"modified":"2025-10-22T06:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:16:47","slug":"trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Third Term? Why the Constitution Slams That Door Shut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of buzz lately about the possibility of President Trump serving a third term. Some folks online are tossing around legal theories, speculative what-ifs, and even some eyebrow-raising &#8220;workarounds.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But before this chatter spreads too far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtongunlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Third Term? Why the Constitution Slams That Door Shut\">Washington Gun Law\u2019<\/a>s William Kirk breaks it down in classic constitutional fashion: this isn\u2019t just unlikely \u2014 it\u2019s legally impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Trump Really Get a Third Term?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_OveVkSEhYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of it all is the 22nd Amendment. Passed after FDR\u2019s four-term run, it clearly states that no person shall be elected to the presidency more than twice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the law of the land, and undoing it would take a massive constitutional overhaul \u2014 one that requires supermajority support from Congress <em>and<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/arizona-state-legislature-passes-law-pre-empting-local-gun-control-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Third Term? Why the Constitution Slams That Door Shut\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"800\">state legislatures<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s political climate? Not happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-demolition-ranch-bids-farewell\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/demolition-ranch-bids-farewell\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Third Term? Why the Constitution Slams That Door Shut\">Demolition Ranch Bids Farewell!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some have floated a Steve Bannon-backed theory: Trump could run as VP, then ascend to the presidency if the sitting president resigns. But the 12th Amendment blocks that too. If you&#8217;re ineligible to be president, you can\u2019t be vice president either. Game over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if it were possible, Kirk raises a crucial point: is it <em>good policy<\/em>? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bob-costas-did-founding-fathers-want-us-to-have-ak-47s-cop-killer-bullets\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trumps-third-term-why-the-constitution-slams-that-door-shut\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Third Term? Why the Constitution Slams That Door Shut\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"799\">founding fathers<\/a> \u2014 Washington and Jefferson included \u2014 warned against lifetime power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They knew how quickly that slips into tyranny. The two-term limit exists not just for legal clarity, but to protect the republic from becoming a monarchy in disguise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for those wondering what this has to do with gun rights \u2014 it\u2019s simple. Understanding and respecting the Constitution is at the core of the 2A movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we defend one part of the Bill of Rights, we defend them all. 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