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The 22nd Amendment needs to be reviewed (r.50501.chat)

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-07-15 04:54:25 PM | Source

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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (3 children)

The founding fathers and those who wrote most of the amendments legitimately didn't think American voters would be as stupid as they are being now, unfortunately.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 6 days ago

The caveat being that at the time, American voters consisted almost entirely of landholding white men. I.E. those that thought like they did.

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