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To: Publius Valerius

No it wouldn’t beause the VP has to meet the exact standards as the prez. Ineligible to run for prez, ineligible to run for vp.


58 posted on 03/29/2013 6:19:48 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto
You're not looking at the precise language. The 12th Amendment says that "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Under the 22nd Amemdment, it's not clear that a two-term president is constitutionally ineligible for the office of President. It says that a two term President can't be elected again, not that a two term President can't serve again.

Let's say, for instance, that GWB decided to run for Congress, he won, and then was elected Speaker of the House--third in line for the Presidency. And then let's further say that both the President and VP died in office, making the Speaker of the House the President. Could GWB serve? The language of the 22nd Amemdment certainly seems to support that position, since he wouldn't have been elected to the office of President more than twice.

The VP issue is admittedly a little less black-and-white, but the same principle applies. The 22nd Amendment doesn't address eligibility, just electability.

59 posted on 03/29/2013 6:28:42 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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