Comments on: Uncle Jay Explains the News – May 19, 2008 http://unclejayexplains.com/2008/05/18/uncle-jay-explains-the-news-may-19-2008/ Helping Small Minds Understand Big News! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MusicMan http://unclejayexplains.com/2008/05/18/uncle-jay-explains-the-news-may-19-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-285 MusicMan Mon, 19 May 2008 22:43:28 +0000 http://www.unclejayexplains.com/?p=151#comment-285 Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, 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 once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress. This amendment was ratified on 2/27/1951. Amendment 22 – Presidential Term Limits

1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, 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 once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.

This amendment was ratified on 2/27/1951.

]]> By: Tom Beaman http://unclejayexplains.com/2008/05/18/uncle-jay-explains-the-news-may-19-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Tom Beaman Mon, 19 May 2008 20:09:23 +0000 http://www.unclejayexplains.com/?p=151#comment-284 Terry says it all, but the actual total would be exactly 10 years (no more than). Uncle Jay is going to get a lot of mail on this goof! Terry says it all, but the actual total would be exactly 10 years (no more than). Uncle Jay is going to get a lot of mail on this goof!

]]> By: Uncle Jay http://unclejayexplains.com/2008/05/18/uncle-jay-explains-the-news-may-19-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Uncle Jay Mon, 19 May 2008 13:08:19 +0000 http://www.unclejayexplains.com/?p=151#comment-283 Yes, it's true ... Uncle Jay has committed his first factual error! He shall correct the video as soon as possible, and hopefully not lose his accreditation. Yes, it’s true … Uncle Jay has committed his first factual error! He shall correct the video as soon as possible, and hopefully not lose his accreditation.

]]> By: Terry http://unclejayexplains.com/2008/05/18/uncle-jay-explains-the-news-may-19-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Terry Mon, 19 May 2008 12:57:42 +0000 http://www.unclejayexplains.com/?p=151#comment-282 teacher is right Amendment XXII No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, 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 once. teacher is right

Amendment XXII
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,

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 once.

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