Darth Cheney: "No to 22"

[Nbadan]

Emperor Bush

Cheney: Bush Administration May Challenge 22nd Amendment in 2008 Election.

By PHILIP MCKRACK
Published: April 1, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina. April 1

— Vice President Cheney delivered a speech early Sunday morning before a formation of soldiers at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The speech was not publicized and the prepared remarks were intended to boost troop morale. The comments were fairly unremarkable except for one short comment near the end of the speech in which Mr. Cheney suggested that the Bush Administration may seek to challenge the 22nd amendment in the 2008 presidential election in an effort to ensure that the war in Iraq is successful.

Mr. Cheney again cited the war in Iraq as a key component in the effort to combat terrorism, saying "The war in Iraq is such a crucial part of the greater war on terror that we currently have our legal advisors looking into the possibility that the 22nd Amendment may not apply in 2008."

Because the speech was not publicized and was held on a secure military base, very few journalists were present, and none were able to ask questions about what the Vice President's comments might mean. Repeated efforts to contact the Vice President's Office to clarify the comment were unsuccessful.

The 22nd Amendment to the Cons ution prohibits U.S. Presidents from running for a third term, stating "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice...". The 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951 after President Franklin Roosevelt broke a tradition that dated back to George Washington, in which Presidents voluntarily refused to run for a third term.

April fools!

[nkdlunch]

hahaha April fools is over.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I always saw Bush as more of a vader character and Cheney as more of the emporer, although i like the timbre of Darth Cheney.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

unfortunately bush actually talks alot and does not die off easily

[Nbadan]

Doesn't the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's speech before the Senate in Revenge of the Sith remind you of anything?

Think SOTU.