NationStates Jolt Archive

I say this because I wish he did become Vice-Prez. Alas, Edwards was chosen. Although I preferred Edwards as Presidential canidate, and Clinton as the Vice. In any case, people think that if the President dies, Clinton would become President unconstitutionally if Clinton WAS the Vice President.

Not so.

Succession by a vice president after a president's death provided the opportunity to serve more than eight years without strictly violating the two-term rule.

Darn it Kerry! Darn you for running!

Why would Bill, after spending eight years being the top dog, want to become number 2?

He wouldn't. That's why Edwards is the guy.

Edwards rocks Clinton's socks off.

Edwards rocks Clinton's socks off.

Edwards wasn't going to win re-election in N. Carolina, but yet he rocks Clintons' socks off? Dude, puff, puff, then pass.

Edwards wasn't going to win re-election, but Erskine Bowles is going to win the seat. Right. You can keep whatever it is you've been smoking, Moe--it's obviously messed you up.

When W. steps down in 08, maybe billy boy can be Hillary's VP.

In order to run for VP, a person has to be qualified to run for president. Clinton is not qualified to run for president because he has already served two terms. Get your facts straight.

"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." ---12th Amendment

"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, 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." ---22nd Amendment

Bill Clinton isn't eligible to be the vice president

Yeah--that's the same reason Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn't be VP. He doesn't qualify to be elected President.

Which raises the question--should the same rule apply to anyone in the chain of succession? I mean, it's unlikely that we'll ever be hit so hard that we're turning to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be the President, but you never know. I imagine that if it happened, we'd be in such a world of shit that we'd be less than concerned about whether or not he or she was native-born (or 35, for that matter). But SecState is much higher in the chain, and it's eminently possible for the Speaker of the House or the Senate President pro tempore to be non-native-born. Interesting question, no?

Yeah--that's the same reason Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn't be VP. He doesn't qualify to be elected President.

Which raises the question--should the same rule apply to anyone in the chain of succession? I mean, it's unlikely that we'll ever be hit so hard that we're turning to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be the President, but you never know. I imagine that if it happened, we'd be in such a world of shit that we'd be less than concerned about whether or not he or she was native-born (or 35, for that matter). But SecState is much higher in the chain, and it's eminently possible for the Speaker of the House or the Senate President pro tempore to be non-native-born. Interesting question, no?

*groans in pain*

No, that is not the same reason. :rolleyes:

*groans in pain*

No, that is not the same reason. :rolleyes:In essence it is--Clinton doesn't qualify to be President because he's already served two terms, and Arnold doesn't qualify because he's not native born, but in the end, neither of them qualify to be President, right? So should either of them ever be in the chain of succession?

In essence it is--Clinton doesn't qualify to be President because he's already served two terms, and Arnold doesn't qualify because he's not native born, but in the end, neither of them qualify to be President, right? So should either of them ever be in the chain of succession?

Neither qualify to run for president for DIFFERENT REASONS. Try to use more precision in your words.

If Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger end up in the Cabinet or Congress, the order of succession would just skip past them. It would break tradition but it wouldn't be unconstitutional

Neither qualify to run for president for DIFFERENT REASONS. Try to use more precision in your words.My apologies, oh great one.

My apologies, oh great one.

You are forgiven. Go and sin no more.

I love Bill Clinton, too, but he already had eight years... let's give someone else a try.

I love Bill Clinton, too, but he already had eight years... let's give someone else a try.
I'd prefer Bill Clinton to have a third and fourth term than to keep on having Bush or switch to Kerry.

I'd prefer Bill Clinton to have a third and fourth term than to keep on having Bush or switch to Kerry.
If Bill had been able to run, he'd have wiped the floor with Bush. Or Gore. Or Kerry. Or even Jesus for that matter.

Clinton for pres in 04! Jesus for VP!