“Acting as President” refers to anyone who takes the place of the president, such as VP Truman taking over for FDR, LBJ taking over for JFK, or Bush 1 when Reagan was shot and in surgery, or when Cheney has been in charge when Bush 2 has been in surgery. It also includes anyone in the ‘line of succession’ to the presidency (Speaker, cabinet secretaries, etc) who is not directly elected to the office.
If there were anything to this challenge I’d be for it, but I think people are just really stretching to make a wish here. I personally am in favor of her squandering millions and millions of her campaign dollars and not being elected. Less money going to other rats who may have more electability.
Wrong.
“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” (a VP HOLDS the office of President through ascension)
“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.”
How do you HOLD the office of the president without election? Ascension by line of command.
Then repeal the amendment because it means nothing.
Bush Sr. WAS NOT in charge when Ronald Reagan was undergoing surgery for his gunshot wounds. Technically Al Haig claimed the reigns. He had the political football, he had the military briefings.
That was “acting as president”.