Eh, that they said "elected" and not "eligible" in the 22nd amendment makes me t...

mariodiana · on April 1, 2016

Please see the Twelfth Amendment, particularly the last sentence.

Redoubts · on April 1, 2016

And?

Edit:

There are a couple ways to become president, and only one of them is through an election. Article 2 talks about "eligibility", but says nothing on term limits. Amendment XII only says "eligible" again. Amendment XXII brings up term limits, but only says "elected", never "eligible".

There's a "but obviously..." reply to be made, but I see plenty of opportunity to play word games here.

tptacek · on April 1, 2016

You all see how silly this thread is, right? It's premised on the idea that Bill Clinton would be Hillary Clinton's VP.

Redoubts · on April 2, 2016

I think today is a good a day as any for having a giggle.

dogma1138 · on April 1, 2016

This is Putin becoming a prime minister for a couple of years to fix the constitution type of politics.