H.J.Res.5 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

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  • Official: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President. as introduced.

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H.J.Res. 5 is a Constitutional amendment to remove the limit on the number of terms one may serve as President. It effectively would repeal the 22nd Amendment. Over the past six congressional sessions, several members of Congress have introduced similar legislation, including Sen. Harry Reid in 1989 ( S.J.Res. 36). As is likely the case in the 111th Congress, the resolutions have never proceeded out of committee. This is a fringe bill that has virtually no chance of becoming law. For more background on why there are bills in Congress like this one that are essentially dead on arrival, see this blog post.
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1/6/2009--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution (thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President).

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09/09/09
Honduras: A victory for term limits – and democracy

Jose Serrano (D-NY) introduced HJ Res 5 to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution. In view of Mr. Obama's disdain for term limits, perhaps it's ...

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07/11/09
Endless terms for Obama?

Y. introduced HJ Res. 5, a bill that would repeal the amendment prohibiting a president from being elected to more than two terms in office, paving the way ...

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06/29/09
RE: H.J.Res.5

A resolution, HJ Res. 5, was introduced into committee on January 6, 2009 which seeks to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, thus removing term ...

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