[longtermmemmory]

un has a rule which has not permanent member of the security counsel can be sec. general of the UN. The clintons would sell our permanent seat.

[CyberAnt]

Sorry ... there is NO SUCH RULE - it has even been explored at the Library of Congress and the UN Charter itself. No such rule exists. What does exist is just a sort of gentlemen's agreement that none of the permanent members (5) would take the Presidential chair.

However ... x42 is not known for keeping rules or agreements. I am confident x42 will have no such compunction to honor such an agreement - and ... he has been lobbying for the job for almost a year now.

As for selling our permanent seat - I don't think x42 would have the authority to do that - only the President of the U.S. could do that.