Posted on 04/15/2015 6:25:40 PM PDT by concernedcitizen76
He cannot stand for election more than twice, nor could he serve more than ten years total.
Here is the text;
Section 1. 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. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Read the amendment.
He could not serve more than two years of another’s term.
I suppose Barky could be the VP but he could never again be POTUS as the 22ndA says he is limited to 2 terms..period. Then again what does the Constitution mean to these grifters.
The prohibition in the 22nd Amendment is on being elected twice. Zero has been elected twice, and therefore cannot be elected again.
However, if he were President Hildebeest's VP, and she were to become deceased, then he would be able to serve out the remainder of her term without being elected, thus skating past the Amendment.
Of course, if you were the Hildebeest, would you want Zero as your running mate? Seriously?
Careful - Obama is the king of "present".
We all know what you meant, but an opportunity for some levity is an opportunity one should not pass up....
Exactly. Obama has used up his eligibility (assuming he was eligible from the beginning) by serving two full terms. As such, under the 12th Amendment, he cannot serve as VP. He cannot be elected as VP, nor can he be appointed as VP.
“Read the amendment.”
I did. He could serve less than a full term.
He can only stand for election twice.
Dont you think someone would have done this if it were the case? Like Truman? Or Clinton?
It is a “nice” thought, but it just cannot happen.
The amendment was created to allow Truman to run for a third term, if we wanted to.
While the amendment clearly states that the person shall not be elected more than twice, it also states that if they had been serving as President, or Acting President for more than two years of another term, they may only stand for election once.
Obama has already stood for election twice. Therefore, he could not run because the VP qualifications are the same as the Presidential candidate.
This is linguistic gymnastics. I don’t care which law professor splits hairs. It is unconstitutional.
This ain’t Russia. That’s not how it works. It is not a prohibition against three consecutive terms, its against three elections.
There have been arguments on both sides since the 12th was ratified in 1804. It will eventually be tested in Court.
No, the 22 new puts it to rest. He has already stood for two elections. He is not qualified to be President, so VP is OUT. No court case needed.
The man suggesting this is trying to be “cute.” It just doesn’t fly.
“No court case needed.”
22nd amendment...”No person shall be ELECTED to the office of the President more than twice...
A two term President who is running as Vice President and wins that position is not ELECTED to the office of President, is he/she?
ELECTED and President are the operative words repeatedly used in the 22nd amendment.
NOt a good idea.They would kill each other. Wait, maybe it is a good idea.
Elsewhere, there is a provision saying that the VP must be eligible to be president.
That's the problem. Zero could not be elected a third time. However, if he were Hillary's VP, he would not need to stand for election in order to take over in the event of her incapacitation. Therefore, he would be eligible to serve out the remainder of her term.
Obviously, the 22nd should have included something like, "No person who has served as President more than four years shall be elected Vice President, nor shall any person who has served as President more than six years be elected President." But it didn't.
You’re leaving something out to make yourself right...and you’re wrong.
Wow, are YOU out of touch.
Rules are for Republicans.
Not for Democrats.
One plus one equals two.
Or three, or five, or whatever you need it to be.
You’re getting played. The author is the antagonist and we’re the suckers. He’s getting his 15 minutes on a worthless dissertation.
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