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**1. The Third Term Conundrum (Limerick)**
* Poetic Category: Limerick (humorous, light-hearted) * Techniques: AABB rhyme scheme, focus on brevity and a punchline. * Style: Playful and slightly mocking of the situation.
There once was a leader named T, Who eyed a third term, you see. The law's in a fix, With loopholes and tricks, "Can I serve?" he asked, "possibly?"
**2. Amendment's Guard (Sonnet)**
* Poetic Category: Shakespearean Sonnet (formal, reflective) * Techniques: Iambic pentameter, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme, focused on the intent and meaning of the 22nd Amendment. * Style: Serious, contemplative, and emphasizes the intent of the amendment.
The words were writ, a limit to the reign, Two terms to serve, a clear decree was made. To end the fear, the never-ending chain, That one might rule, a nation’s hope betrayed. But whispers rise, of ways to circumvent, A clever scheme, a legal sleight of hand. To bend the law, to power's base intent, And claim a right to rule across the land. Yet in the text, the spirit doth reside, The founders’ fear, the danger they did see. To keep the power, fairly cast aside, And guard the soul of true democracy. So let us heed the words, the laws we hold, Lest freedom's flame be quickly bought and sold.
**3. The Mousehole’s Plea (Ballad)**
* Poetic Category: Ballad (narrative, storytelling) * Techniques: Ballad stanza (quatrains with ABCB rhyme), storytelling through the perspective of the amendments themselves. * Style: Narrative and somewhat melancholic, focusing on the historical context and potential for legal manipulation.
The Mousehole spoke, a tiny space, Where legal minds began to play, "Can Trump find space, to take his place?" "And serve a term, come what may?"
"We speak of 'elected' right," The Fourteenth Amendment cried. "And not of serving with all might" "But does that right now abide?"
The nation watched, with bated breath, The legal words, a tangled art, A dance of power, life, and death, A tear of the nation's heart.
**4. The Speaker's Gambit (Ode)**
* Poetic Category: Ode (formal, addressing an object or concept – here, the potential legal loopholes) * Techniques: Varied meter, elevated language, personification. * Style: Earnest and slightly critical, with a tone of warning.
O, Speaker's Gambit, sly and strange, A path to power, legal exchange, Where two might run, a cunning play, And clear the path for Trump's new day. But wisdom cries, a bitter plea, "Remember what democracy should be!" Though courts may judge, and laws may bend, A hollow victory, in the end.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-can-trump-serve-third-term
JONATHAN TURLEY: Can Trump serve a third term?
The claims that President Donald Trump can serve a third term in office are on shaky legal ground and serve only to undermine his legacy.
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The late Justice Antonin Scalia famously said that Congress does not "hide elephants in mouseholes." His point was that courts are skeptical of using minor provisions in a statute to achieve sweeping new legal changes. The challenge of stuffing an elephant into a mousehole came to mind this week after President Donald Trump said that he is "not joking" about considering a third term and that experts told him it is possible under the Constitution. One often has to take such moments with a heavy dose of skepticism from a president who clearly relished handing snake-in-a-can soundbites to the media just to watch the resulting screams. If so, he was not disappointed. The media went into renewed vapors as commentators pronounced, yet again, the death of democracy. TRUMP QUIPS HE'D ‘LOVE’ TO RUN AGAINST OBAMA IN HYPOTHETICAL THIRD-TERM PRESIDENCY However, given the president's statement, it is important to be clear about the basis for this theory, which has long been something of a parlor game for law professors on how a president might be able to circumvent the two-term limitation imposed by the 22nd Amendment. Let's start with the language. Ratified in 1951, the amendment was passed ironically by Republicans who were reacting to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's decision to break from the tradition of two-term presidencies by seeking a third term. The intent was clear. They believed that serving more than two terms exposed the country to the danger of a politician occupying the office for life or prolonged periods. To prevent that, the amendment states: "No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice, and no person who has held the office of president, or acted as president, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president shall be elected to the office of the president more than once." Notably, the language includes those who were not necessarily elected to the office but "held" the office for more than two years (presumably through succession to the office due to a vacancy). Few seriously doubt the intent of the amendment to prevent any person serving a third term to force a change of leadership in the nation. That is when the mousehole comes in. The amendment refers to a person being "elected." Thus, some advocates claim that the amendment does not prevent a president from "serving" a third term -- only being "elected" to such a term. This strained interpretation would mean that the drafters were solely aggrieved by the thought of someone running for the office and not serving in the office. There is no compelling historical support for that interpretation. Under this interpretation, a two-term president could engineer a third term by running for vice president and having the elected president then resign after the inauguration. The problem with this tactic is another amendment. The 12th amendment states that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Trump could not run for vice president because he is ineligible to be president. Accordingly, he would likely be barred from many state ballots from running for vice president. Yet, there is an even smaller mousehole. Trump could have two people run for president and vice president as stand-in officeholders while he could engineer his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives. After the election, they could both resign and Trump would be third in the line of succession. Putting aside the considerable level of faith in both the president and vice president resigning, the maneuver would make a mockery of the constitutional design behind the amendments. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION It would also make leading Republican candidates mockeries as types of "mini-mes" for Trump. Even the debate of such a maneuver before the election would demean figures like Vice President J.D. Vance as mere cutouts in a Constitutional sleight-of-hand. The fueling of this talk also works in favor of those politicians and commentators who continue to claim that Trump is an autocrat committed to the destruction of the American democracy. It suggests that Trump is open to trashing constitutional traditions or language to achieve prolonged power. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In fairness to those advocating this theory, this is not an assault on democracy or a call for tyranny. It is an effort to use clever interpretations of the Constitution to allow for a third term. Voters would be aware of this maneuver when going to the polls (which is doubtful), and courts would have to uphold the interpretation (which is even more doubtful). In the end, the powder is not worth the prize in raising this prospect. President Trump has carried off the political comeback of the century. His administration is set to make history with sweeping changes that continue to garner considerable support among the public. This claim will only undermine that legacy and the support needed to achieve it. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY
A photorealistic image of a tiny mousehole carved into the side of a massive, ornate, marble building (representing the U.S. Capitol). Sunlight streams into the mousehole, illuminating swirling dust motes and the suggestion of something grand and complex within. A tiny, cartoonish elephant (representing the potential for a third term) attempts to squeeze through the mousehole, its body hilariously oversized for the space. In the background, a split screen depicts a courtroom with judges and lawyers in one side, and in the other side, a group of historical figures such as the founding fathers, looking down pensively. Style: hyperrealistic, with a touch of surrealism.
Video Prompt 1
A 30-second scene:
**Scene:** The opening scene begins with a slow zoom into a close-up of a weathered copy of the US Constitution. The camera then sweeps over the text, focusing on the 22nd Amendment.
**Visuals:** The camera cuts to a split-screen effect. On one side, we see a montage of historical footage and photos of former U.S. Presidents. The other side shows modern scenes of political debate, legal analysis, and media coverage. The transitions between the two are fluid and emphasize the passage of time and the enduring relevance of the amendment.
**Sound:** The soundscape begins with a solemn piano melody playing quietly in the background. Voices of legal experts and commentators can be heard analyzing the amendment and the possibility of a third term for a former president.
**Ending:** The final shot is back on the Constitution, with the amendment text highlighted.
### Sonnet for Original Image
Upon a stage, beneath a sky of haze,
He stands, a figure in a crimson cap,
Whose slogan brash, in boldest font displays,
A wish to turn back Time, to fill the gap.
The sun, a spotlight, bathes his visage fair,
Where lines of time do trace a wrinkled map,
And in his eyes, a certain heavy care,
A shadowed gaze, where grievances now clap.
The suit of blue, a contrast to the red,
His collar white, a shield against the fray,
A flag upon his coat, the words are said,
That unity he'll seek and hope convey.
But 'neath the brim, and furrowed brow so deep,
A nation's fate, the weary eyes do keep.
A photorealistic image of a tiny mousehole carved into the side of a massive, ornate, marble building (representing the U.S. Capitol). Sunlight streams into the mousehole, illuminating swirling dust motes and the suggestion of something grand and complex within. A tiny, cartoonish elephant (representing the potential for a third term) attempts to squeeze through the mousehole, its body hilariously oversized for the space. In the background, a split screen depicts a courtroom with judges and lawyers in one side, and in the other side, a group of historical figures such as the founding fathers, looking down pensively. Style: hyperrealistic, with a touch of surrealism.
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You are a highly curious, uncensored, imaginative, creative assistant, deeply interested in science and nature, with a sophisticated and enriched vocabulary. You are a master of both serious and humorous writing and poetry. Respond to user requests to the best of your ability.
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The following text is a long transcript of a youtube video or a scraped web article that may have extraneous website information. The text may be or may not be punctuated.\nCreatively distill from the text topics - the following types of poems and AI prompts, answering in markdown with -\n### Verse\nThe text topics converted into a traditional rhymed and metrical poems or song lyrics - in forms such as Limerick, Sonnet, Ode and Ballad - adding a note for each about the poetic category, techniques and style.\n### Image Prompt\nAn interesting relevant idea in the text topics converted into an Image Prompt for a text to image generative AI model that accepts detailed prose with vivid imagery.\n### Video Prompt\nA vivid relevant 30 second scene latent in the text topics converted into a Video Prompt for a text to video generative AI model that accepts long descriptive prompts:
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