Can a former president, elected to 2 terms run for V.P. ?

Answer 1

No.

Both Kissenger and Albright were removed from the chain of command entirely because neither one was born in the USA. The amendment does not specifically bar someone from pursuing the office of VP.

here is the entire amendment.

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;
The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Answer 2

Technically: YES, as far as I know, BUT they can only cover an office for two years if the president dies. A person can be in the office of the president for 10 years (2 and 1/2 terms). So if a vice president had to take office and be president for 2 years, then he can run for and be president for 2 terms, for a total of 10 years.

It works backwards as well. If you are in the office of the president for 2 terms (8 years) then you can be in the presidents office for 2 more years in emergencies (if the president dies) but you CANT be elected there.

So say Powell ran for president in 08 and Bush his vice president. If Powell dies at the end of year 1, then Bush can only cover the office until year 3, meaning elections would have to be held a year early, -or- the president of congress would have to run the office for year 1. It would be a hassle, and his party would not support it, so generally: NO

Answer 3

Possibly.

The 22nd Amendment is often described as prohibiting an already twice-elected president, such as Clinton, from again serving as president. But the text of the amendment suggests otherwise. In preventing individuals from being elected to the presidency more than twice, the amendment does not preclude a former president from again assuming the presidency by means other than election, including succession from the vice presidency. If this view is correct, then Clinton is not "constitutionally ineligible to the office of president," and is not barred by the 12th Amendment from being elected vice president.

Answer 4

Yes.

The twenty-second amendment -which governs presidential eligibility- states only that a president may not be *elected* to the presidency for more than two terms.

A Vice President is not elected, thus could serve as President pro Tempore (time-being). He or she could not be re-elected -or run for re-election- under the current guidelines.

22nd amendment text:

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. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

Answer 5

Thank God for that 22nd amendment--it will prevent Godzillary from (God forbid she be elected to the first term) serving more than 4 years............

Section 1. 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.

Sorry--we all know who was 'serving as president' while Billy and his willy were playing in the Oval office!

Answer 6

No. Because in the event of the President becoming incapacitated or dead, the VP becomes the President. So Bill Clinton cannot be Hillary's running mate...but he can possibly become First Husband? First Man? Seeing as there has been no female president in the history of the US, it would be interesting to see what they call him.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

No.

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

A former president elected twice is ineligible to be president again. Therefore, by the text of the 12th amendment, they are also ineligible to be vice-president.

Answer 9

No. There is too great a chance that they will be sworn in as President. This is why Bill cannot be Hillary's running mate.

Answer 10

Yes. How bout a Clinton-Clinton White House? Wouldn't that be ironic?