Tim O’Keefe // Waking Up Wisconsin // July 28, 2015  (edited July 29, 2015)

“I actually think I’m a pretty good president, I think if I ran, I could win.”

President Obama made this statement during his speech to the African Union on Tuesday.  Clips like the one above spread like wildfire almost immediately, some with sensational headlines practically suggesting that Obama just made an official campaign announcement. To be fair, Obama didn’t just come out of the gates campaigning for a third term. In context, he was addressing the African Union about corruption in government, and called on the longest-seated leaders to step down, saying “Nobody should be president for life.” Nevertheless, many are justifiably disconcerted by his statements, as Obama has previously teased the notion of running for a third-term. A simple search on youtube reveals that Obama has been the subject of multiple conspiracy theories predicting that he will either serve a third-term, or refuse to step-down from office altogether. Perhaps this deserves a closer look.

Joking  About Third Term

Obama loves power!

Throughout his presidency, Obama has utilized every executive privilege at his disposal to move his agenda forward, with or without the approval of congress, and has garnered the criticism of many Americans who liken him to a third-world dictator. Among a long list of unprecedented power-grabs, Obama has attempted to redefine the role of President of the United States and to broaden its range of authority. When congress fails to grant him the permission he seeks, he aggressively issues executive orders to see his plans through.  Accounting for his willingness to act unilaterally without the approval of congress begs the question: If Obama attempted to secure for himself a third term, who would stand in his way?

Obama would love to be a dictator:

Obama has earned the distrust and skepticism he receives from critics who maintain that although it is highly unlikely that Obama would attempt to pull off a stunt like this, it wouldn’t be unlike him to try. Sure, he acknowledges that doing so would be unconstitutional, but he says that all the time! Usually, directly before turning around and doing exactly what he previously admitted he couldn’t do.

Obama admits he does not have constitutional authority to declare Executive Amnesty, before doing it anyways.

Flip-Flop on Unconstitutional NDAA

Obama trashes the constitution – Libya

Obama pretty much does whatever he wants, whether opposed or unopposed by congress, he has a knack for getting his way. Some people on Facebook are speculating that Obama will somehow change the laws to legally re-elect himself, but I do not think that is a realistic possibility. First off, there is something called the 22nd Amendment. Secondly, he is not electable anymore. Even if he did manage to somehow run for office again, his approval ratings are not indicative of a well-liked president, let alone a strong candidate. Also, zombified as the public may be,  I cannot imagine that Americans would voluntarily allow something like this. The only reasonable condition which would allow for Obama to stay in office would be a major crisis. If the US could be placed into a sustained state of National Emergency, and in the case of martial law being imposed, elections could be postponed indefinitely.

In the more likely scenario that Obama will cooperatively exit office in Jan. ’17, we can rightfully expect that his agenda will continue via Clinton, Bush, or whichever establishment salesman is selected to replace him. There is no doubt that he would love to get a 3rd term, but he is in luck because electing Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush would pretty much be like re-electing Obama.

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