So this was going to be a comment on Markus' previous blog, but it became so long and detailed I felt it deserved its own blog page.  Sorry Markus, I still give you credit for bringing this up.

So some nutty people want to have George Bush written in for the presidency again.  Please read the previous blog to see what that's about. 

Anyway, two things about that website:

one of the reasons they say you should vote for GW is: 3. To give Bush one more chance, now that he’s just getting the hang of it.

That sounds like a gross overstatement.  It's simply stupid.

Another thing is that is says, which is much more nerdy but legally interesting is this:

Presidential term limits are not in the Bible. And they were not in our Constitution until added by an activist congress in 1951.

Umm, maybe  they should have just looked at wikipedia for this:

The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States. The United States Congress passed the amendment on March 21, 1947.  It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951.

Thus, it was not the 82nd Congress, with both houses of Congress being Democratic, which passed the amendments to be ratified by the states.  It was the 80th Congress which passed the amendment.  I think you know where this is going:

The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.  The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixteenth Census of the United States in 1940. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Yes, people, it was a Republican Congress that passed it.  Let's also note this tidbit:

After Franklin Roosevelt's death, the newly Republican 80th United States Congress desired to establish a firm constitutional provision barring presidents from being elected more than twice. The rationale was a concern that without limits, the presidential position could become too similar to that of a benevolent dictator lasting not just four years but a lifetime, and that the position could become too powerful and upset the separation of powers.

So in essence, the 22nd Amendment was not a sign of legislative activism; it created a barrier to help government adhere to the principals of the Constitution.  Man, remember back when the Republican Party was about adhering to the principals of the Consitution?....me neither.

Interesting enough, two states actually rejected the amendment in their state legislatures: Oklahoma and Massachusetts. 

So we see this: this stupid website is run by people who are afraid of the word "activism."

HOWEVER, if they really did want George W to be president again, what they should do is elect him to Congress and make him Speaker of the House when the Republicans get a majority, elect Republicans to the White House and have them both resign.  He would be able to become president this way because while the 22nd amendment makes him ineligible to be ELECTED president or vice-president, under the 2nd Article to the Constitution and the 12th Amendment, he would still be able to SERVE as president or vice-president because he was born here, over 35, 14 years in the country.  The 22nd Amendment does not actually prohibit George Bush from being president again, it only makes him unable to be elected president again.

But I would seriously argue against the Republican Party doing that.