Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow former President Donald Trump to serve a third term. Harvard Law Professor Stephen Sachs says the amendment faces long odds in Congress due to the hurdles and political makeup of the legislative branch.
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow President Donald Trump to serve a third term. Harvard Law Professor Stephen Sachs said Ogles' amendment faces impossibly long odds in Congress , given the hurdles and political makeup of the legislative branch.
Both the House and Senate would have to pass the amendment by two-thirds majorities. It would then require three-fourths of the states to ratify it.Sign up for NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter. Ogles' proposed tweak was tailor-made for his fellow Republican Trump because it would allow presidents to be elected for a third term only if their first two terms were nonconsecutive.What student loan borrowers should know about plans to restart collections Trump"has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation's decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal," Ogles said in a statement Thursday about his amendment. Sachs, who is the Antonin Scalia Professor of Law at Harvard Law, poured cold water on the idea of Ogles' resolution surviving a vote in Congress — much less among the states needed to ratify such an amendment.Sachs told CNBC it is"very hard" to pass any amendment to the Constitution. "Under Article V of the Constitution, both the House and the Senate have to approve an amendment proposal by a two-thirds vote," Sachs noted.Once it is approved by Congress,"then the proposal has to be ratified by either state legislatures or state conventions — the choice is up to Congress — in three-fourths of the states," Sachs added.As hard as it is to pass a constitutional amendment, even if it enjoys broad public support, Ogles' proposal would face an even higher bar. It is"impossibly difficult, assuming that it would receive no or very few Democratic votes, either in Congress or in the state legislatures," Sachs said.Ogles' proposal has"attracted a great deal more attention than is warranted by its chances of passage," Sachs said. Asked if he thought there would be an appetite in Congress or the states for an amendment that would allow a third elected term for presidents who already had two consecutive terms, Sachs was blunt:"No."Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters ahead of a vote to pass the American Relief Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2024. The White House has not responded to queries from CNBC about whether Trump supports Ogles' amendment.That amendment bars pay raises for members of Congress from taking effect until after an election for House members. That amendment was proposed in 1789 by then-Rep. James Madison during the first Congress but lay dormant for two centuries until a college student in 1982 realized it was still eligible for ratification.The 'Make America Healthy Again' revolution has begun. Buy these food stocks to ride out the risk
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