Will Obama will a third term?

[Gwen Ives]

Here’s a very scary thought…………..

I had to take my vehicle to the mechanic the other day for service. The Service Manager, Pete, gave me a ride home and on the way he told me his theory about the upcoming election and the next four years of U.S. government. At
first I thought it a bit farfetched. But as I listened to him it began to make sense, scary sense…

 

“I believe that Hillary Clinton will win the election in November,” Pete began. “Then, sometime between November and January, Hillary will be indicted. The
IRS is now investigating the Clinton Foundation and the whole e-mail thing isn’t over yet.”

 

“Once under indictment she won’t be able to assume the Office of the President in
January. Tim Kaine, who will not actually be the Vice President because neither he nor Hillary have been inaugurated, cannot assume the Presidency.”

 

“The Speaker of the House can’t move up to it because there is already a sitting President and Vice President. So President Obama, in an Executive Order citing “emergency situation,” gives himself another four years in office is the only way possible.”

 

Pete believes Obama has been planning this for a while now, knowing he has enough on Hillary to indict her. Had the Attorney General indicted her based on
evidence from the FBI this plan wouldn’t have worked because the DNC would have quickly come up with another
candidate.

 

If you think about it, it’s not that outrageous. Many people on the left, including the President, want Obama to stay another four years. The law prohibits him from being re-elected so the only ways he can do it is by declaring martial law and suspending the election (which would be a
very negative thing for the country) or to declare himself still President because the elected candidate cannot assume her duties.

 

The latter makes more sense and is actually more feasible. And since it’s never been done before, it would set a precedent that would be difficult to challenge.

 

Of course, if Trump wins the election none of this is going to happen. But what if Pete is correct? Four more years of Obama and a mostly useless Republican House and Senate would give Obama the time he needs to
continue destroying changing the country to fit his stated
goals.

 

I thanked Pete for the ride home – and for messing up my day. Now I’ve got more things to worry about!

 

What do you think?

[Will Torbald]

 

What do you think?

 

Plausible, but not beyond reasonable doubt. I wouldn't add it to the pile of things to worry about.

[EclecticIdealist]

Highly improbable.

 

1 - If Obama attempted to remain in power rather than honor whatever the States and Congress decide, he would likely be impeached.

2 - The Supreme Court would most likely ignore any Republican challenges to the validity of her election and consider the situation to be an Article 2 or Amendment 25 succession situation wherein the President is found permanently incapable of fulfilling their duties due to death, critical illness, or felonious conduct, and swear in the Vice President elect to the office of President of the United States.

3 - If it happened immediately after her election in November, a special election might be called by the Congress and the States and the Democrats, after a hasty emergency primary would put forth a candidate to run against Trump (unless the Republicans take the opportunity to have a similar emergency primary). Following the special election, the president elect would be sworn into office, perhaps a month or two later and President Obama would be the 2nd longest sitting President of the United States having served 2 full terms and a partial 3rd term of a few months.

4 - Worst probable case, it would take until mid-2017 for a new primary and a special election in November 2017.  This is the least likely scenario that's still reasonably plausible in my opinion.

[csekavec]

OP is copy/paste

[Gwen Ives]

Thanks guys!  My father is really sure Obama is going to work his way in again.  We have some good email chats.  Just wandering if anyone else is thinking along these lines . 

[Pod]

More stuff you can't control dude.  Just make sure to pack ur closet full of tasty snacks in case the dollar crashes.