Damn The Constitution... Full Speed Ahead!

I remember somewhere in the 2010 - 2011 time frame the Republicans hold up little copies of the Constitution and waving them in the air... well now they have a different view of the Constitution.

Lawmaker unveils constitutional amendment to give Trump third term

Rep. Andy Ogles proposed an amendment to the Constitution Thursday

By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News

January 23, 2025

One of President Donald Trump's top congressional allies introduced a resolution on Thursday evening to allow the commander-in-chief a third term.

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is pushing a new amendment to the Constitution that would give a president three terms in office, but no more than two consecutive four-year stints.

The amendment would say, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."

On the Congressman's webpage...

 Congressman Andy Ogles introduced a House Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to allow a President to be elected for up to but no more than three terms. The language of the proposed amendment reads as follows:

‘‘No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.’’

Then also consider this was proposed;

Judge slams Trump while extending block on birthright citizenship order

“The government has cloaked what is effectively a constitutional amendment under the guise of an executive order,” the judge said.

Politico

By Josh Gerstein

February 6, 2025

A federal judge in Seattle has accused President Donald Trump of brazenly defying the law by seeking to end birthright citizenship in the United States.

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said during a hearing Thursday that Trump’s executive order is flagrantly unconstitutional, and he extended a temporary hold on the policy.

The executive order is now subject to two nationwide injunctions issued by separate judges on consecutive days. The injunctions keep the policy on ice while legal challenges proceed.

Coughenour, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, let loose on Trump for his dismissive approach toward legal constraints.

“It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain,” the judge said. “Nevertheless, in this courtroom and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow.”

I totally agree "..that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals."

Another horrible constitutional amendment proposed is to give the president a line-item veto!

Newly proposed constitutional amendments face steep challenges

The Constitution Center

By Scott Bomboy

January 30, 2025

Recently, a member of the House of Representatives proposed changing the Constitution to allow current President Donald Trump the option of running for a third term as president. Constitutional amendment proposals are common during congressional terms, but few ever make it to the states as proposed amendments.

The other proposed amendment were,

Other proposed amendments in January 2025 include repealing of the federal income tax, lowering the voting age to 16 years of age for federal elections, placing limits on presidential pardon powers, and granting the president line-item veto powers.

Why I am against a line-item veto, when Congress is divided like it is now, they have compromises... you take this out and I will vote for the bill... then Congress approves the bill and then the president vetoes the compromise and signs the bill.

As an example... suppose the Democrats want protection for us in the bill and they approve includes healthcare for us. But then the president vetoes that line in the bill. The Democrats are locked out of passing a bill to include it, This give way too much power to the president!

Trump is not alone in wanting to stick it to the courts...

'The feel of a coup': Elon Musk said to be poised to 'defy' major judicial order

Raw Story

By David McAfee

February 8, 2025

Elon Musk appears poised to defy a judicial order, according to observers.

Musk, the richest man in the world and an appointee of Donald Trump, was dealt a blow over the weekend when a judge reportedly blocked Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing personal financial data from the Treasury Department, which resulted in a MAGA meltdown.

Musk wasn't too happy about the ruling, saying, "Corrupt judges protecting corruption."

Trump legal ally Mike Davis said, "These DC uniparty judges are shockingly insulated from Real Americans in Real America."

"They are arrogant and delusional enough to believe they are saving America from Trump," the lawyer added. "Even though Trump campaigned on doing precisely what he’s doing. And won a decisive electoral mandate."

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In a separate post, Musk shared a statement from someone suggesting various reasons for defying court orders. That comment stated, "I don’t like the precedent it sets when you defy a judicial ruling, but I’m just wondering what other options are these judges leaving us…”

It should be interesting next four years? Will we still have the Constitution or will be a "Christian Nation"?