The 22nd Amendment provides:
“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 President more than once.”
This amendment has never been construed by a Court because it has never come up before. Arguably, yes, 0bama could be elected Vice President, and then Joe Bite Me steps down and 0bama takes the job as President for a third term...because he was not “elected to the office of President.” It clearly violates the spirit of the clause, but five liberal justices of the Supreme Court might say it does not violate the letter.
Worse, five liberal justices of the Supreme Court just might say you don’t have standing to sue and duck the whole issue.
Not so...You can NOT be VP if you have held the office of presidency for two terms.
“This amendment has never been construed by a Court...”
No Court gets to question this, it is in the Constitution.
Not unless they want a fight.
Oh bullsh!t; the language in the Amendment is clear, the intent in the language is clear, the meaning of the language is clear.
Unless your a Clinton and don’t know the meaning of the word “IS”.
It’s plain English, if these Harvard educated idiots who run for office would ever pull their heads out of their own asses and just speak plain english, instead of trying to parse every word, the Amendment could have just read.
“No person who has served two full terms in the Office of the Presidency shall serve in that office again. No person who has served two full terms in the Office of the Presidency shall be elected to any Public Office that is in line of succession to the Office of the Presidency.
Problem solved; unless your a wise latina, a bull dyke, or a senile Ginsburg.