Incoming Right-wing argument: since every cell in a person’s body dies in less than 7 years, by the time of the next term, no cell will have been alive having served the first term and therefore, it’s allowed. Or some other such nonsense, honestly, that’s probably too intellectual for them.
So, every prisoner will be released after serving a maximum of 7 years? Also, it’s not true. Cell turnover varies significantly by tissue type. Some cells, like those in the stomach lining, regenerate every few days, while others, like some brain cells, can last a lifetime.
since every cell in a person’s body dies in less than 7 years, by the time of the next term, no cell will have been alive having served the first term and therefore, it’s allowed.
There are a couple tablespoons of cells that live our entire lives in our brain so that argument should be rejected too. I would expect the GOP rebuttable is that GOP candidates have no brains and therefore their original argument should be valid, which I admit on its surface would be tough to refute given the large body of past behavior of GOP Presidents.
I would then have to argue that the the Qualifications Clause set forth in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution requires Presidential candidates to be at least 35 years, and they’ve just admitted their brainless candidates are 7 years old or less so they would not be be eligible to run for President of the USA.
Your suggested argument is too broadly-worded for their intentions. It would allow Obama or Clinton to run again. Last time they tried to push this shit, it was something along the lines of “any president who’s been elected to two non-consecutive terms would be eligible for a third.” That wording uniquely qualifies Trump while keeping two-term Democrats disqualified.
Incoming Right-wing argument: since every cell in a person’s body dies in less than 7 years, by the time of the next term, no cell will have been alive having served the first term and therefore, it’s allowed. Or some other such nonsense, honestly, that’s probably too intellectual for them.
So, every prisoner will be released after serving a maximum of 7 years? Also, it’s not true. Cell turnover varies significantly by tissue type. Some cells, like those in the stomach lining, regenerate every few days, while others, like some brain cells, can last a lifetime.
There are a couple tablespoons of cells that live our entire lives in our brain so that argument should be rejected too. I would expect the GOP rebuttable is that GOP candidates have no brains and therefore their original argument should be valid, which I admit on its surface would be tough to refute given the large body of past behavior of GOP Presidents.
I would then have to argue that the the Qualifications Clause set forth in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution requires Presidential candidates to be at least 35 years, and they’ve just admitted their brainless candidates are 7 years old or less so they would not be be eligible to run for President of the USA.
Simple solution. Lobotomize that part of the brain.
Ship of Theseus. “If nothing of you is alive that was voted for, then are you even the same person who won the election?”
Quit giving them ideas!
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Your suggested argument is too broadly-worded for their intentions. It would allow Obama or Clinton to run again. Last time they tried to push this shit, it was something along the lines of “any president who’s been elected to two non-consecutive terms would be eligible for a third.” That wording uniquely qualifies Trump while keeping two-term Democrats disqualified.