You DO realize that no president can do this, right? (1)
That it has to pass by a supermajority in Congress, and then be ratified by a supermajority of states?
Just NOT going to happen.
1) A lot of people do not know the hard mechanics of introducing amendment legislation in the Congress.
Unfortunately, in fiction and in fact you see Presidents holding solemn "signing ceremonies" for congressionally passed constitutional amendments (before they are sent to the states). Said ceremonies were/are completely meaningless. Not only because they are passed by super-majorities, but because amendments do not get "signed into law" by the POTUS. He can neither sign the amendment nor issue a "Veto", directly or by Pocket Veto means (doubly silly since its going to the states anyway
).
But the study of American Civics isn't a big deal apparently in US classrooms K-12. Or at least they weren't when I attended them.
I can't see this happening without either a) the amendment saying that it only applies to presidents who take office after it is passed or b) the amendment not taking effect until after the president leaves office.
Exactly. Consider: When you have term limits for the presidency or state governorships, it is nearly impossible politically to undo them. After all,
it is the US Congress and state legislatures respectively who see within their respective bodies many ambitious people looking to be the NEXT POTUS or governor. But dynasties have a tendency to block that.