"Donald Trump may, of course, be the Republican candidate for president in 2028, the US Constitution notwithstanding. Although it is clearly written in the 22nd Amendment that "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice," it may well be a majority vote of the Supreme Court that determines whether that applies to Trump. In the past, that court has gotten around the Constitution without a single word of it being changed."
"Rather, its judges have let an innovative interpretation prevail. In 1896, for instance, in Plessy v. Ferguson, the court ignored the unambiguous language of the 14th Amendment that demanded "equal protection" and so upheld racial segregation by creating the fiction of "separate but equal." It would take 58 years before that lie would be overturned. Harvard law professor and Trump legal whisperer Alan Dershowitz has told the president that"
Vance's campaign explicitly signals openness to every form of far-right extremism, including white supremacists, technofascists, and offensive fabulists. Legal and political maneuvering in MAGA circles is testing whether the 22nd Amendment’s two-term limit can be circumvented, with allies suggesting the Supreme Court could reinterpret constitutional language to allow another Trump candidacy. Historical precedent shows the Court has reinterpreted constitutional provisions to uphold unjust policies, as with Plessy v. Ferguson and 'separate but equal.' Trump’s attention to legacy—branding buildings, lavish décor, and monuments—reflects efforts to shape public memory alongside continued efforts to secure future power.
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