Whew! That Was A Close One

Proposed: House Joint Resolution (H. J. Res. 24), 109th Congress: “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution,” February 17, 2005. Repeal would remove the two-term limit on the Bush Presidency. (Introduced by Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (R-MD); Co-Sponsors (4): Reps. Howard L. Berman, Howard L. (CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ), Martin Olav Sabo (MN), and F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (WI). Status: April 4, 2005, referred to House Subcommittee on the Constitution.

'Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,’ Bush screamed back. ‘It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!’ –Reported in Capitol Hill Blue, December 9, 2005.