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I’ve thought of this, but ultimately think it would be a bad idea. I hate Obama, but he’s likely the best president I’ve had in my lifetime, and might have the best chance of winning. However even if he wins its still setting a precedent that presidents can serve more than 2 terms and will embolden both sides into thinking that the executive branch doesn’t need to follow the law.

It will bite the public in the ass down the road if it happens, Trump has a cult of personality that most presidents don’t have so he has gotten away with things most presidents haven’t. If we allow a democrat to also get away with that much it’ll be the new standard and the republican after Obama will also just do whatever the fuck they want with even less restrictions.

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BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Before 1951, presidents used to be able to serve more than two terms. But then the 22nd amendment was ratified so now 2 is the max. But trump and the supreme court and a majority of congress dgaf about the constitution soooooo

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- davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  They’ll retcon it to consecutive terms for fuckwit trump and deny President Obama.
  
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Zephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The situation with Trump is that he would be running as the VP and the presidential candidate would concede the presidency to Trump. So all that would really need to be done is to have Obama as the VP, this doesn’t mean he will take the presidency in the same way and likely wouldn’t. It would just be there to show the magats how dumb of an idea this all is and of course get some good clips of Obama directly debating trump on the news in a tan suit.

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- nickhammes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Doesn’t the 12th amendment prevent that? Because having served two terms makes Trump constitutionally ineligible for the office of President after his term ends, the 12th should make him consequently ineligible for the office of the vice presidency.
  
  Now getting him into the line of succession, and having a few people above him resign, it’s convoluted, but probably isn’t expressly illegal.
  
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  - Zephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It’s a legal grey area. He can’t run for presidency but he can run for VP. It’s unclear legally what happens if for instance a two term president becomes VP and then the current president steps down or dies. The law of succession dictates he would become president but the 12th amendment dictates that he can’t be president. It’s a legal grey area.
    
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whoneedsgravy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Right. If an Obama were to run, it should be Michelle not Barack. Anyway, they have both said they’re not interested, so it’s just a pipe dream really.

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