2006-10-29 01:32:44 · 17 answers · asked by ChaliQ 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No. The Constitution is perfectly clear.
Amendment XXII
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. 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.
Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the Congress.
2006-10-29 01:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by John16 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Grover Cleveland served non-consecutive terms, but that was before term limits. If I'm not mistaken (And I very well may be!) The office is limited to eight years. So, if a person were to be elected president, then sit out a term and be elected again four years later, at the end of the second term of service, he/she would still be a lame duck, and not able to be placed on the ballot for the same office. Sorry, best I can do. Ciao!
2006-10-29 01:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by rifleman01@verizon.net 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In the United States, there is a law that states that a president may only serve two terms. This was enacted after FDR's presidency, after he served 3 or 4 terms.
2006-10-29 01:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Captain Moe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. No more than two terms whether consecutive or not. But in a situation where a vice-president had to take over the remaining term of a president, once that term was over, the Vice-President could be elected into office and serve two terms himself .
2006-10-29 01:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes, a person can serve more than 2 terms, as long as it is not consecutive.
an example would be, bill clinton could run again for president.
2006-10-29 01:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by shari 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course! Ex, president are technically allowed to run again after wating one term. No one has ever done it before, but people say Bubba came close.
2006-10-29 01:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by RSHB 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they can't.
So Bill Clinton can't run for a third term in 2008.
(This is only a hunch I had that this is what you were getting at. If not, then I apologize.)
2006-10-29 02:41:03 · answer #7 · answered by bennyjoe81 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No....in total they can only serve 2 terms....thank goodness.
2006-10-29 01:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, two terms total is the official limit now.
2006-10-29 01:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by John C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2006-10-29 01:34:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋