[stylin19a]

I'm starting to agree with you. The nexus of the 12th is back to article 2. The 22nd really stands alone. There is no nexus back to the 12th from the 22nd.
It would be interesting to see it "tested".

My knee-jerk ( emphasis on jerk ) reaction was triggered by the thought of x42i being anywhere near the presidency.
sorry for my tirades.

[capitan_refugio]

The good professor changed/modified his story today (Wednesday). He states that Amendment 22 only provides for a "disqualification," rather than an "ineligibility."

The problem is, that Article II, Section I, Claus 5 presents a list of "qualifications" for the office of President. Amendment 22 was written with Article II, Amendment 12, and Amendment 20 in mind.

The proviso in Amendment 12, in the last sentence, was designed as a clarification. The Vice President had to meet the same qualifications as the President, rather than those outlined for a Senator. Prior to Amendment 12, the Vice President was the second-place finisher in the Electoral College. The Framers of the Constitution had not anticipated the rise of political parties. Now that the office of Vice President was to be voted on itself (in the Electoral College), the qualifications had to be clearly defined. And so they were ... the same as the President.