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To: God luvs America

12th Amendment, in part says:

“But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.’

So much for “Plan C”.


15 posted on 07/07/2024 1:46:36 PM PDT by Signalman (I am not a snob. Ask anyone who matters.)
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To: Signalman; God luvs America

The left will say that the qualifications under the 12th amendment are simply “be a natural-born citizen, at least thirty-five years of age, and a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years”.

I think it’s most likely that SCOTUS would see pushing Obama into the VP slot as a blatant attempt to circumvent the 22nd Amendment. Even a strict textualist like the late Justice Scalia would have seen through it. Still, I would expect a 6-3 or possibly 5-4 ruling.


45 posted on 07/07/2024 2:30:08 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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