[78-L] FDR O/T^

[Cary Ginell]

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limited presidential terms to two consecutive ones, wasn't ratified until 1947.

Cary Ginell

On Mar 4, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Julian Vein wrote:

> How did Roosevelt get elected for a third term (in 1940?). US law 
> prohibits someone being president for three terms. The USA hadn't 
> entered WW2 then, so his third term couldn't have been the result of an 
> emergency.
> 
>      Julian Vein
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