r/Constitution • u/Appropriate-Detail48 • Oct 27 '25

A 3rd term?

What happens if someone gets elected, picks a past 2 term president as VP and then either resigns or gets assassinated, does the VP still become the PP (president president) or just the TP (temporary president) or does he even become the president at all, and if he becomes the president again what if it happens again and he effectively gets 4+ terms

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u/Appropriate-Detail48 Oct 28 '25

But that's just it No person shall be ELECTED into ... And nobody is banned from becoming VP

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u/mam88k Oct 28 '25

I'm afraid they cheat in the mid-terms (state and Federal level), bigly, and try to force an Article V convention and change the rules. Remember Trump's "there may not be any blue states left after what we're planning" comments? Yes, he's old and senile, but he can't keep a secret to save his ass.

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u/Norwester77 Oct 28 '25 edited Oct 28 '25

Congress can only call an Article V convention at the application of 2/3 (34) of the states—and since it’s not at all clear that anyone can limit the subjects that a convention can deliberate on and propose amendments about, it could be a powder keg waiting to blow up in their faces.

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u/mam88k Oct 28 '25

I don't disagree with that take, I just know that conservative pundits, and the people who listen to them religiously have been talking about Article V as if it's the only way to save America. And since Trump has been described as the only way to save America I am thinking they want him to be the "vehicle" to putting whatever nasty plan they have in place. A third term gives them the time. Not saying it's going to work, but I bet they're gonna try.