2006-11-18 15:14:01 · 14 answers · asked by power03stroke 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
NO HE CANNOT.
The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution reads:
"no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
Now, it may not be as cut-and-dried as it looks. The 25th Amendment says that a 2-term President ineligible to be *elected* again ... but it doesn't explicitely say that he is inelligible to *be* President again (i.e. if he were in the line of succession). So he may not be disqualified from being Vice-President. However, most constitutional scholars agree that the intent is to disqualify a third-term President by any means. It is amazing to me that people who draft Amendments don't fix the wording so these things are completely unambiguous.
Interesting Trivia: Before the 12th Amendment (1804), the Vice-President was the second-place finisher in the Presidential election ... so the President and Vice-President were invariably from opposite parties.
2006-11-18 17:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by c_sense_101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, a president may not be vice president after being president for two terms. President and Vice president must meet the same requirements. Since it is still possible for the new president to become unable to serve, the vice president would normally serve in his place, and if the vp has already served two terms, he would not be able to serve again.
2006-11-18 19:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by Forrest Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Clinton was asked about this in 2004 and said he did not think he or any other two-term president would be eligible, for the reasons given by a couple of people above. There is some dispute but on balance I would think not.
2006-11-19 04:23:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In therory, yes the president could become vice president. However if something happens to the president, the vice president (former president) could not assume the role.
2006-11-18 15:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by Jane S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, he cannot. According to rulings by the US Supreme Court, a candidate for Vice President has to meet all the qualifications as the President. So if it would illegal for a two-term President to be President again, it would be just as illegal for him to be VP.
2006-11-18 15:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by Chredon 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
usually after a president served his terms as a President, no one likes him anymore... so, i don't think he would be a good candidate for a vice president... i don't think it's possible though...
2006-11-18 17:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by ILuvMe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Bill Clinton can run for vice president for example.
2006-11-18 15:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by fcas80 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
OH YES HE CAN, and if the president dies,he becomes president,same if he was speaker of the house and the two front runners died,he then also would become president.
2006-11-18 15:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by kman1830 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fabulous idea. There is a great new government in place and they would appreciate a lot more ideas from you. Start writing them before the Neocons start hate baiting and fear mongering tp drive the nation into the ground again
2006-11-18 17:08:34 · answer #9 · answered by Reba K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Now here's a ticket..Hillary as pres, Bill as VP, Condy stays the same,( bring her on over), Teddy K, as Secretary of Defense.
2006-11-18 21:46:55 · answer #10 · answered by AJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋