A new poll demonstrates strong support for amending the U.S. Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a popular vote model. Under the Electoral College — the archaic system of selecting the president of the United States — states are given electoral votes based on how many members of Congress they have. Candidates obtain these votes by winning statewide races, or…
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Political observers are expressing alarm after several of President Donald Trump’s lifetime judicial nominees refused to say whether he is eligible to run for a third term. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) asked Trump judicial nominee John Marck to describe the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution, which states that “no person shall be…
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Alan Dershowitz, a former lawyer for President Donald Trump, recently said in an interview that he and Trump have discussed the possibility of Trump running for a third term in office — an action that would violate the U.S. Constitution. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Dershowitz, who was part of Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial, said the discussion took place at…
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Steve Bannon, an ally and former adviser to President Donald Trump, told The Economist that a third Trump term isn’t just possible – it’s going to happen. Trump is constitutionally barred from running for the office again due to the 22nd Amendment: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” Trump was elected to the presidency in 2016 and in 2024. Yet…
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