• Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law

    Changes to the law are only considered ex post facto laws in the United States when they bring about a criminal punishment - So prosecutors couldn’t charge Trump if the 22nd amendment was changed to only allow 1 term, for example. So if the 22nd amendment was altered to allow for more terms, it would not be considered an Ex post facto law

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_v._Bull

    IANAL, but this is what I was taught in high school

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      Also within this very hypothetical scenario, the act of seeking a third term is after the hypothetical amendment, so there is no ex post facto in any case.