Kerry's Veep

[snuffbox]

I think Bill COULD be vice prez. He would not have been elected to president in the case of him needing to fill in...so it technically would be legal.

[Guest thebigjig]

this question was asked on one of AOLs "ask an expert" type things they were running a while back, and one week, George Stephonopolis was asked if this could happen, and he explained that while it's a sketchy matter, the constitution in the end would probably not allow it

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America]

All this talk about Clinton doesn't really matter. You know why?

 

Because it's gonna be Richardson.

[snuffbox]

All this talk about Clinton doesn't really matter. You know why?

 

Because it's gonna be Richardson.

muchos gracias for clearing that up.

[Jobber of the Week]

Clinton's inability to serve due to term limitations makes him ineligible to ever be President, thus making it illegal for him to be VP as well.

Read harder:

 

the 22nd Amendment--doesn't apply. This hastily worded and passed amendment, designed to block another multi-multi-term presidency such as FDR's, only bars the election of a president to more than two terms in that office. It doesn't prevent a two-term president from running for the vice presidency.

[Ripper]

In all likelyhood I will be the VP.

 

First order of business is changing every dictionary to spell "likelihood" to the way I like it. If thats not a winning platform, I don't know what is.

[Art Sandusky]

For some reason, I'm kinda annoyed that we never got to see Clinton take on Bush Jr. It'd be pretty cool if the same guy beat a father and son.

[Vern Gagne]

That's called term limits.

 

For the first time me and Tyler agree on something.

[EVIL~! alkeiper]

It'd be quite illegal. Clinton would not be permitted to serve as President due to the term limitation.

Actually, we've had this conversation before, and that's not true.

To my understanding, it would be legal for BJ (Bill Jefferson) Clinton to run for VP also. If the president were to die (Ala Vince Foster?) he could step in to fill the position, too, just not run for it. Lyndon Johnson was running for a second full term in 1968, so basically you can be elected twice, but you can serve many more times than that. So after Clinton finishes John Kerry's term, he can become speaker of the house and kill the Pres and VP so he can again serve some time as president. :-)

I think this should get cleared up. The Constitution says you can serve two full terms after you ascend to the Presidency, IF you filled it for less than half a term. More than two years, and you can only be re-elected once.

[Justice]

All this talk about Clinton doesn't really matter. You know why?

 

Because it's gonna be Richardson.

muchos gracias for clearing that up.

No, he's right. All these people creaming about Edwards... It ain't gonna happen. Richardson is the one where they stand to gain the most. Then again, his Clinton UN Ambassador Job could be a liability on the Foreign Policy front.

[BX]

I think they need Richardson, if for nothing else, that will strengthen the Democrats in the Southwest, which is important if you go by what's said in the Electorial College thread.