Trump's Third Term: A Fucking Figment of His Own Demented Imagination
Let's cut the bullshit right now. We're barely into Donald Trump's second term, and already the question looms like a dark cloud over American democracy: Will this man, who has spent his entire political career testing the boundaries of our constitutional framework, attempt to bust through the two-term limit established by the 22nd Amendment? The very fact that we're having this conversation should scare the hell out of every American who still believes in the rule of law.
Look, I'm not some pearl-clutching traditionalist pining for the "good old days" of politics. Those never existed. But there's a damn good difference between the usual political shenanigans and what we're facing now: a former and current president who has repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to push constitutional limits until they break.
The Constitutional Bulldozer's Playbook
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