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To: ServesURight
Because she cannot constitutionally fill the vacancy caused by the death, resignation, impeachment and removal of any US president under whom she served.

Where in the heck did that come from? And please tell me where the position of First Lady is mentioned in the Constitution, and how that is Constitutionally-mandated service, above and beyond the absurd notion that someone who served under a president cannot fill a vacancy from that president - review the presidential succession order, which includes cabinet members, and get back to me.

13 posted on 06/23/2004 9:22:11 AM PDT by dirtboy (John Kerry - Hillary without the fat ankles and the FBI files...)
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To: dirtboy
And please tell me where the position of First Lady is mentioned in the Constitution, and how that is Constitutionally-mandated service

You could make a case that Hillary, having served two terms as "co-President", is no longer eligible to run. And it would be no less implausible than the "argument by pronoun".

37 posted on 06/23/2004 9:54:23 AM PDT by malakhi
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To: dirtboy

Hold your fire...I'm just the messenger here.


38 posted on 06/23/2004 9:55:32 AM PDT by ServesURight
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To: dirtboy

Albright nor Kissinger couldn't become president.


52 posted on 06/23/2004 10:17:54 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: dirtboy

Albright nor Kissinger could become president.


53 posted on 06/23/2004 10:18:05 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: dirtboy
Where in the heck did that come from? And please tell me where the position of First Lady is mentioned in the Constitution, and how that is Constitutionally-mandated service, above and beyond the absurd notion that someone who served under a president cannot fill a vacancy from that president - review the presidential succession order, which includes cabinet members, and get back to me.

I believe you completely misunderstood the author's point. It has nothing to do with being a First Lady or serving a President in any capicity (other than VP). The point the author is making is that if a woman can't be President, then neither can a woman be VP, since only people qualified to be President can serve as VP.

I find the author's opinion on the whole matter interesting. He may be right or he may be wrong. I'm disappointed in some of my fellow Freepers who have attacked this man so viciously for stating an opinion.

96 posted on 06/23/2004 12:55:07 PM PDT by GLDNGUN (.)
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To: dirtboy

this IS interesting...because of Hilary's involvement with the Health care Task Force in 1994, whether or not she was actually a federal employee or not, wound up being litigated-and as I recall, it was determined that in her capacity as first lady, she was indeed a federal emplyee. As to whether or not this implies presidential appointment per se, I'll leave to Clintonian parsing-but I am sure it does.


97 posted on 06/23/2004 12:58:14 PM PDT by mo
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To: dirtboy
the position of First Lady

Two-for-one. She was Co-President. 8 years and out.

105 posted on 06/23/2004 4:40:38 PM PDT by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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