Posted on 10/19/2004 1:51:58 AM PDT by BritishBulldog
take up another public office after his term as President?
Over here, we generally send our ex-PMs to the House of Lords to keep them out of trouble (except Ted Heath who wouldn't go)
Is there any reason why an ex President couldn't run for Mayor of New York or Governor of a state or for the Senate and has it ever happened?
They certainly can, but with a pention for life, who needs the hassel?
The only thing they can do is succeed themselves twice to the presidency.
Not to my knowledge. It would be a huge let down. It has happened to a California Governor though. Jerry Brown is now the mayor of Oakland, CA. At least a few people have to listen to him now.
Ooops, I mean the only thing they CAN'T do is succeed themself twice.
"The only thing they can do is succeed themselves twice to the presidency."
That is Bill and Hillary's game plan. I'm afraid if Bill keels over before 2008 Hillary may get a sympathy vote.
Yes. One went on to become a Supreme Court Justice. Another, I think, became a Governor.
A month before the elections in 2008... But by then, Hillary will be a non-entity.
The campaign to keep Hillary out of the White House begins the day after the elections in two weeks.
Yes, they can run for other elected offices.
Regarding ex-DEMOCRAT presidents... they
ought to run for dog catcher.
Bill Clinton could run for Mayor (if he moved to New York City), Governor of New York or even Senator. But it's uncommon for a former President to do so. Andrew Johnson became Senator after his Presidential term was completed way back in the 1870s. William Howard Taft was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Warren Harding in the 1910s. I can't think of any other former President who became a major elected or appointed official off the top of my head.
"Ooops, I mean the only thing they CAN'T do is succeed themself twice."
Could they (in theory) serve one term, be voted out or resign and then run for another term at a later time? Has that ever happened?
Also, why do you have this rule about serving only two terms? Seems a bit daft if you've got a really good President who's popular & doing well to have to retire him and take on an new guy.
Ted Heath should be euthanized.
FDR
FDR
FDR
FDR
Then the ultimate Term Limit
Harry Truman
Americans want citizen run government, FDR seemed too much like a life peer.
Contemporary presidents get too filthy rich speaking, writing (some more seriously than others) and being celebrities. It didn't used to be that way.
Former Pres. Herbert Hoover served on several government commissions, I think. Pres. Taft was appointed to the US Supreme Court, Pres. Andrew Johnson was elected to the US Senate; a number of ex-presidents became university presidents or professors, or resumed law practice.
Former Pres. Tyler served in the legislature of the Confederacy (during the US Civil War).
I would posit that Slick Willie could run for Secretary General of the UN and win. The F-ing French alone would bribe enough third world votes to get slick elected. Why?
Because it would piss off the American Republican Party no end.
Some here have said no citizen of one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (US, UK, Russia, China, France) can become Secretary General of the U.N. I've never seen anyone offer proof of that assertion in the U.N. Charter, however.
Chief Justice Bill Clinton has an even more awful ring to it.
Jemmah Carter went on to become America's Official Fool after his term ended....
Ah, but that was purely a volunteer position.
John Quincy Adams served as a Congressman after serving as President.
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