Donald Trump has just started his second mandate in the White House. The New Yorkwith this second stay in the American presidential residence, It would already fulfill the limit of mandates that a president can have in the United Statesaccording to the 22nd amendment of the American Constitution.
This rule was stipulated in 1947, when, after Franklin D. Roosevelt died, American politicians imposed this eight -year limit to prevent more heads of state could be more than two mandates in office. In fact, Roosevelt has been the first and sole president of the United States to remain more than two legislaturesfrom 1933 until his death in 1945. During this period, The 32nd President of the United States was in office 12 years and four consecutive mandates.
Section 1 of the standard says: “No person can be elected to the position of president more than twiceand no person who has held the position of president, or acted as president, for more than two years of a mandate for which another person was elected president, may be elected to the position of president more than once. But this article will not apply to any person who occupies the position of President when this article was proposed by Congress, and will not prevent any person who may be occupying the position of president, or acting as president, during the term within which this article becomes operational, occupies the position of president or act as president during the rest of said term. “
The rest of the American leaders, from George Washington to the approval of the 22nd amendment in 1947, and since the death of Roosevelt onwards, has been a maximum of eight years in office. A limit that Donald Trump seems willing to overcome.
To become the second president of the history of the United States to be head of state more than two mandates, Trump would have two options: Change the Constitution or present himself as vice president in 2029 and that his superior gave his office.
Change the Constitution, a remote option
The most feasible way that Donald Trump could opt for a third term is Change or abolish the 22nd amendment of the United States Constitution. However, it is a very complicated option.
To change the article, Trump would need to have control of the Senate and Congress longer. The main inconvenience is that in the middle of its second term the elections will occur to both organisms. If the Republicans controlled the two cameras, Trump would have more feasible to add an amendment to suppress the limit of two mandates. If not, he would have to resort to the Supreme Court, and yet he would not have assured his success.
Present as vice president and wait for his superior to give him the position
The other way that Donald Trump’s third mandate would maintain alive in the White House is the option of presenting himself as vice president. The second in command is the first in the line of succession in the event that the president of the United States dies or resigns. In addition, US norms would not limit Trump in this third presidency in principle.
To do this, Trump would have to get the future republican candidate to opt for him as vice president. And, once this was in office, Dimité and ceded his command.
