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2016 Postmortem

democrattotheend

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18. I think he actually could

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 01:14 AM

Dec 2012

The 22nd amendment says "no person shall be elected" more than twice or shall be elected more than once if they serve more than 2 years of their predecessor's term. So Clinton could run for VP and ascend to the presidency if something happened to the president, but then could not run in the next election.

But I can't see why he would want to be VP after being president.

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Vice President Bill Clinton? Take 3 [View all] MindMover Dec 2012 OP

He can run for VP but DURHAM D Dec 2012 #1

Hillary will need a VP ... MindMover Dec 2012 #3

Well, no thanks to that ticket but DURHAM D Dec 2012 #4

Hillary is from Illinois and Bill is from Arkansas ... MindMover Dec 2012 #5

They are both residents of New York. DURHAM D Dec 2012 #6

Bush and Cheney were residents of Texas in 2000. former9thward Dec 2012 #15

Bill and Hillary do not own a home in Arkansas DURHAM D Dec 2012 #16

They own homes in Washington D.C. and New York. former9thward Dec 2012 #17

I think he actually could democrattotheend Dec 2012 #18

The 12th Amendment also says this... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #2

What are you drinking tonight ... > MindMover Dec 2012 #7

That is not 100% settled. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #8

The ambiguity of it would send us into a constitutional crisis, tho... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #10

On that point I totally agree. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #12

Doesn't matter davidpdx Dec 2012 #11

Agreed on all points. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #13

Technically, he is constitutionally eligible to BE president democrattotheend Dec 2012 #19

Too ambiguous and why no former prez would dare entertain the idea... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #20

Bill Clinton42 will be back in the White House from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2025 graham4anything Dec 2012 #9

"Hillary45 history will show will be far, far more liberal than Bill42 was forced to be." Chan790 Dec 2012 #14