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The Truth:
The bill is real and was
introduced to the 113th Congress on January 4, 2013 by the sole sponsor
Representative Jose Serrano, a Democrat of New York. This according to
Gov.Trak.US,
a website that follows the progress of bills in the Legislature.
The bill is currently in committee but it is not expected to get past
that part of the political process.
This is not the first time such a bill was brought before Congress. On January 7, 2011,
Congressman Serrano
introduced a similar bill to the 112th Congress and it died in the
committee process.
The text of the current bill says:
HJ 15 IH
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 15
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2013
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
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.
Resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That
the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as
part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of
its submission for ratification:
‘Article--
‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the
United States is hereby repealed.’.
updated 01/10/2013 |
