(February 8, 2024 at 3:59 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(February 8, 2024 at 3:49 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Oh, gotcha. I do agree, on all counts.
My point of view is this: Trump was a president before, and he can become the president again. I like to believe since he was president and nothing can change that fact, I would say that it does not matter if he is not president now when he was. Even though he is a former president, Trump should still be treated like a president even if he is not one now. He has the potential to become one again, after all, so since he is running, his being a president is on hold.
But I think once a person is president and has not served a second term at the least when they are defeated in an election, I think a person must thus serve two terms before the presidential status may not really apply to them anymore.
I realize this may not be so simple, so feel free to correct me on things, but that is my point of view on the matter.
Not sure what you mean. Are you saying that a two-term president must not be treated as a former president?
Boru
Sorry.
Honestly, I think not "must", but I think a president who serves two terms may not have to be considered a president, since they can't really get another term to be president in, as presidents only get two terms in the USA.
But there is a reason I said "may". The thing is, while I do know some things about this issue, I am not too knowledgeable on the issue. In fact, the "after two terms for a president before they are not considered one" thing I said may be the other way around.
So, anyone is free to correct me on anything I said.
On a slightly different note, I would think that once a person is president, they will always be known as a president of the USA to the nation, and that is in the case of if they are running for president again too, like Trump, so I don't think that he should be let go that easily. Honestly, though, I acknowledge that all that is more in the historic sense, so I am not sure how much that will help against Trump, if at all.