Then if Hillary was elected and something happened for Hillary to have to step down, could Bill be president again? Is it legal? I know he can't be directly elected again, but how about a side route to the Presidency?
2007-01-20 02:31:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Thanks, Evita for taking time out from Congress to anwer....
Bill will have to check his legal briefs to see if this is possible...
2007-01-20 02:42:46 · update #1
John16 , very detailed answer, but the law says "elected", not "appointed"?
2007-01-20 02:52:36 · update #2
Igi, Al Gore already lost once. Edwards might have a chance. But with Bill's help , I am betting on Hillary.Never heard of Obama until now and he might have a skeleton in the closet we don't know about?
2007-01-20 02:55:37 · update #3
Beth, what was that about Madeiline Albright? who is that?
2007-01-20 03:18:36 · update #4
Quoted from 12th Amendment: "...no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
Constitutional eligibility for the presidency is contained in Article II, Section 1:
1. Natural born citizen
2. Minimum age of 35
3. Fourteen years of residency within the United States.
The 22nd Amendment, Section 1, contains Presidential term limits. It says no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice. Period.
It also says that 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 President more than once.
Hey, let's also look at the 25th Amendment, Section 2. "Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."
I agree that Bill Clinton (and George W. Bush) are both Constitutionally ineligible to be elected President for a third term.
I see no prohibition on a former two-term president's succession to the presidency by virtue of holding a lower office in the line of succession. A former two-term president would meet the three constitutional requirements in Article II, Section 1 above (otherwise he couldn't have been president for 2 terms!).
There is nothing that expressly blocks a former two-term president from election to the vice presidency. A former two-term president could be elected as vice president. A former two-term president could also be appointed vice president, subject to confirmation by a simple majority of the House and Senate.
Does it violate the spirit and intent of the Constitution? Yes. Does it violate the Constitution itself? No.
2007-01-20 02:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This would be perfect as that team would win easier. I think the wording is consecutive terms. He has waited a number of years so could be elected again. So could run as vp and get president if Hillary got sick or died.
2014-05-18 11:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Phillip B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Clinton could not serve as president again. He has served his 2 terms. I think if he served as a VP & something happened to President Hillary, then Bill would be skipped & the Speaker of the House would then be next in line. There have been other cases where people in the line of presidential succession were ineligable to become president (ie-Madeleine Albright).
2007-01-20 03:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by BethS 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not American . I am Canadian. however i dont think it would be allowed even though bill would not be running for president again as this is the next office to the president and as such if hillary died or couldnt work he would have to be president and that is not allowed in your country as he has had 2 terms.
i dont know why you have that 2 term rule we have had prime ministers like P. Trudeau who held the job for years and did a great job. i think you people should be allowed to elect whom ever you want regardless of there having been the president for 8 years .
2007-01-20 02:43:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No
He is not eligible to be President or Vice President having served already.
Amendment 22 of the United States Constitution is perfectly clear.
"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."
Hillary is just going to find someone else in a nation of millions.
2007-01-20 02:41:46 · answer #5 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes its legal, and if Hillary resigned to bake cookies, he would be the Commander-In-Briefs again. The only Constitutional restriction is that Bubba cannot be elected President on his own any more. Nothing says he cannot be elected Vice President.
2007-01-20 02:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by Evita Rodham Clinton 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No....................... read the constitution. But hey if you can change it we can run Cheney/ Bush for the next 8
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 President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by 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.
2007-01-20 02:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Actually President Clinton could not only run as VP candidate legally....he could also be elected President again.
The constitution limits a person to being elected to two CONSECUTIVE terms. Therefore he could run & serve again, but why would he choose to abuse himself in that manner?
2007-01-20 02:42:44 · answer #8 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He could, but I doubt he would. A President can only serve two CONSECUTIVE terms in office. If a 2 term President waits 4 years or one term after he leaves office, he can run again...
2007-01-20 02:40:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
No, I don't think Bill Clinton would be allwed to be VP, as he is not allowed to be Pres agaon. And a VP has to be eligable to be Pres at any moment.
2007-01-20 02:55:53 · answer #10 · answered by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋