If Hillary wins the nomination, does the constitution prohibit her from selecting Bill as her running mate?

Answer 1

The 22nd amendment cleary states:

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.

It states the word "elected" to the presidency of the US. He would be "elected" the Vice Presidency status and only serve as President if the president dies, resigns or forced out.

Answer 2

I believe that, TECHNICALLY, former President Clinton could be Vice President. The problem comes with what would happen if, God forbid, something happened to the hypothetical President. He would not be able to take over as President, since he's served his two terms.

He would not be able to secede to President, and the Speaker of the House does not become V.P. if something happened, and the Speaker would not be able to take over as President with a sitting V.P. still in power, due to the line of succession. It would pretty much be Constitutional anarchy. He would have to immediately step down, to allow the Speaker to take the Presidency.

Yes, this can be avoided if nothing happens to the President. However, sadly, history has shown that even the President is not immune to everything. It's best if we avoid the subject altogether, and no former President becomes V.P., as Congress would take it upon themselves to deliberate the matter, costing the country time and money.

Answer 3

The 22nd Amendment only states that a president cannot be ELECTED to more than two consecutive terms (or one term if he/she ascends to the office through succession with more than two years left on the original president's term).

However, it is ludicrous to even think she would consider it. She will run in her own right, not as his shadow. And she's too smart to consider it, knowing it would create a voter backlash.

It's will be hard enough for Senator Clinton to be elected, since she is the one Democratic candidate who will bring all the rabid, frothing, hate-mongering right wing religio-extremists to the polls to vote against their perceived 'satan.'

Remember, in the 2004 cycle, on national TV, one lady said, in all seriousness, "Don't you know that a vote for the Republicans is a vote for God?"

Answer 4

Yes.

Though a further question would be, does it prohibit him from taking ANY position on the line of succession? I would think it would. It would have to, no?

Here is the Order of Succession:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security

Answer 5

Yes because if something happened to her, then he could not serve as president because he has already served his two terms. He probably could serve in a cabinet position, but I think it's unlikely that he would be nominated (or accept it) because it would cause such an uproar from Republicans.

Answer 6

Yes it does since he already held the Job as President Twice Two Terms and your career is over.

Answer 7

Actually, you can only be President for 2 consecutive terms. If you set out at least 1 term, you can be President again. Then you will be limited to 2 consecutive terms again.

Answer 8

no he wouldn't be prohibited.

if he were vp and hillary died he could move up to president.

the 22nd amendment only states he cant be ELECTED as president again, it mentions nothing about the line of succession.

Answer 9

Yes. 22nd amendment disqualifies him because of possible succession if she died or became disabled.

Answer 10

I think so. He can't serve as president again.