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20th amendment, section 3

Congress determines eligibility. If President not eligible, them VP is President.....

Democrats? They’ll try to ignore Constitution but Supreme Court may rule, where’s the Birth Certificate?


1,628 posted on 11/17/2008 12:37:26 AM PST by BILL_C (Jimmy Carter brought us Ronald Regan, Obama's contribution will be equally good. Is it Sarah?)
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To: BILL_C; balls

20th amendment, section 3

Congress determines eligibility. If President not eligible, them VP is President.....

Forgive me - behind in my replies ...

NOT exactly true ...

20th Amendment, Section 3:

“3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.”

This just mentions the failure to qualify - not who, how, or where ...

Congress FAILED to effectively address POTUS eligibility in Federal Election Law (United States Code, Title I, Section III).

Otherwise, you are right about VP becoming acting POTUS.


2,227 posted on 11/18/2008 10:02:03 PM PST by Lmo56
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