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A structure

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Dear teacher,

But would Mr. Bush's term really end that soon? One editor wrote: "I envisage no obstacle to a constitutional amendment removing presidential term limits and President George W. Bush being re-elected again. And again and again.

Q : I think the structure of the sentence is not "I envisage no obstacle to (A) a constitutional..... and (B)President Bush..." but "I envisage (A) no obstacle to a constitutional..... and (B)President Bush..." What do you think?
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Either interpretation is possible. It would make little difference to the overall meaning.
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