2006-10-17 12:12:10 · 15 answers · asked by Roy B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Depending on how they first gained to office, a president is limited to either 8 elected years or six. Never more than 8 without an amendment to the Constitution, not even if martial law is declared.
If a person were to become president as a result of being the veep and the president leaving office, and there was less than two years left until the next election, they may take office via election twice.
There is no way tha Bush can stay in office beyond the inauguration after the 2008 election.
Any president who attempt to operate outside the Constitution might bring on a military seizure of the government, and we don't want that any more than we want a dictator with a fascist backing.
2006-10-17 12:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The 22nd amendment says
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice"
so we know that a person cannot run for the office of President if they have been elected twice before. Nothing to do with full term either.
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."
Now if someone who was not elected as President takes the office for more than two years can only be elected one time to make one full term, in addition to the partial term they served.
Nowhere does it mention "War". The limits are two terms, period. Now the big question is, when martial law is declared due to attack on our own soil, are all constitutional laws/limits/rights suspended? Read here on that topic:
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_mlaw.html
The second possibility now discussed is being appointed President.. as in Clinton running as VP and the President dies... Clinton becomes President. The Consitution only talks about elections.
2006-10-17 12:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cambion Chadeauwaulker 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cambion7 (who quoted from the 22nd Amendment) missed the 12th Amendment which ends: But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. This would most likely be interpreted by the courts to prohibit a 2 term president from being elected Vice-President.
2006-10-17 15:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A US president can serve more than 2 terms only if he doesn't become president by being elected to a 3rd term. If the vice president were to take over the presidency mid-term, he could then go on to be elected for 2 full terms.
2006-10-17 12:21:01 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie73 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people believe that Bill Clinton could end up back in the White House if he runs as Vice-President and the President dies or is otherwise removed. This would be because he has not been elected to the office of President this time around.
2006-10-17 12:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by skip 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Only if he or she were vice president when a president resigned, was impeached or was assasinated...then his or her serving the remainder of that presidential term would not limit his or her ability to serve two full ELECTED terms in the future."
And only if the president was more than halfway through his term, or else the new president can only be reelected once. So the longest possible time a president can serve is 10 years.
2006-10-17 12:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A President is not restricted to two terms in office. A person is restricted to 10 years in office. If someone were to become President by appointment, due to the death of the current President, or by resignation, then the new President can continue the term, and then run two more times if the total does not equal to more than 10 years.
If Hillary were to be elected, and then resigned in favor of her Vice-President Bill, Bill would only be able to be President for 2 more years, then he would have to step down in favor of someone else.
Personally, I think Congress should have the same restrictions.
2006-10-17 12:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by wizard8100@sbcglobal.net 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there used to be no rules against this... until FDR that is. now we have an ammendment that only allows a president to be elected to office twice. although, if one vice president takes over the term of an assasinated, impeached, or resigned president the vice predident in question could plausibly run twice more on the ticket as president this time around; giving him three terms in the oval office. but this is all speculation of course.
2006-10-17 12:22:07 · answer #8 · answered by Welch55 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mr. Clinton signed and executive order stating that an election is not neccessary at times of "war".
2006-10-17 12:19:15 · answer #9 · answered by daddio 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a former pres could be a vice pres then replace the pres who dies in office as a succession so to speak.
2006-10-17 12:19:41 · answer #10 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋