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Originally Posted by SackAttack
Term limits would require a Constitutional amendment, same as it did for POTUS after Roosevelt. Ditto ditching the Electoral College.
So while they can just ignore those pronouncements, and go to court if he goes 'hey I bet an Executive Order will take care of those,' if those two elements resonate strongly enough with the general public, a Constitutional convention can make them happen.
Elect a demagogue at your peril.
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You couldn't get a new Constitutional convention (assuming it's delegates are along existing Congressional splits) to agree on puppies, rainbows, and kittens.
Term limits aren't in the best interest of an existing Congress,so that ain't getting through them. And I believe that enough people (though probably just barely enough) understand the critical nature of the EC to have that be an eventual fizzle.