Orser67
Junior Chimp
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« on: January 13, 2022, 04:22:47 PM » |
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I haven't looked into this too deeply, but my understanding is that it very much was a reaction to FDR led by Republicans. The amendment was introduced within a month of Republicans taking control of Congress for the first time since FDR won a third term and at least in Congress it received the bulk of its support from Republicans. Obviously it did also receive some support from Democrats as well, so it wasn't solely a partisan issue, but the main animating force in the passage of the amendment was a reaction to FDR serving >2 terms.
So to answer the question, probably not, no. Also, more generally, I doubt the issue would have enough attention for a constitutional amendment to pass until someone served a third term.
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