Trump's third term

[OKTexas]

Amendment XII:
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Nothing in the 22nd overwrites this.

True, so what's your point? In this scenario Trump wouldn't be running to "elected president", so where's the disqualification to be VP?

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[OKTexas]

Your tendency for gibberish is getting worse. The 12th. Amendment has nothing to do with presidential term limits. The 22nd. defines the term limits a president can have to two.

The 22nd says he can only be "elected" to two. See post 359.

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[M14 Shooter]

True, so what's your point? In this scenario Trump wouldn't be running to "elected president", so where's the disqualification to be VP?

You read what I posted, right?
The fact he is constitutionally ineligible to hold the office of president means he is also ineligible to hold the office of VP.

 

[OKTexas]

The law says:
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

And? You seem to be trying to add meaning to the 12th that just isn't there.

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[Concerned American]

Your tendency for gibberish is getting worse. The 12th. Amendment has nothing to do with presidential term limits. The 22nd. defines the term limits a president can have to two.

False. Had LBJ chosen to run in 1968, he could have. Even after serving as the potus for over five years at that time. Their are exceptions.

 

[M14 Shooter]

And? You seem to be trying to add meaning to the 12th that just isn't there.

It means there is no constitutional path for Trump to serve a 3rd term.

 

[marvin martian]

He could certainly try but it would likely lead to a civil war

Why? Zelensky did it and you cheered like a schoolgirl.

 

[OKTexas]

It means there is no constitutional path for Trump to serve a 3rd term.

For that to be true, a few words would have to be added to the 12th. But they just aren't there, so there is no disability to being "elected" as VP.

But no person constitutionally ineligible to be elected to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

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[braalian]

True, so what's your point? In this scenario Trump wouldn't be running to "elected president", so where's the disqualification to be VP?

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It literally says so. It says if you’re ineligible to run for president, you’re also ineligible to run for VP.

The only insane scenario I can see would be if Temp ran for a House seat, became speaker of the House, then both the president and the VP resign or die

That’s obviously a ridiculous scenario

 

[braalian]

And? You seem to be trying to add meaning to the 12th that just isn't there.

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It says he’d be ineligible to be VP.

So he can’t become VP after his second term

An ineligible person cannot run for office, no different than someone being ineligible due to age or due to place of birth

 

[0311]

Two terms plus two years of someone else’s term equals 10 years. You’re either being sanctimoniously literal or mathematically ignorant, IMO.

Two Terms of four years. 8-Years. 47 is NOT replacing a person, nor has anyone died. That was written so the president at time Truman. He finished FDR's

22nd. Amendment limits the president two four year terms. When Kennedy was killed LBJ finish him term and ran once and Won. He decided not to run in 1968. Trump is NOT replacing anyone. He is second and last 4-year term.

 

[MisterBeale]

He's already had three terms.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-obama-great-recession-unemployment-tax-regulation-burkhauser-corinth-holtz-eakin-11628632460

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[buttercup]

He's already had three terms.

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Cray cray as this may sound....on x yesterday someone was saying that they think the stage is being set for Obama's return.

This isn't the tweet I was talking about, but I thought this was funny....

 

[braalian]

Cray cray as this may sound... on x yesterday someone was saying that they think the stage is being set for Obama's return.

This isn't the tweet I was talking about, but I thought this was funny....

It’s not really fair to accuse democrats of some hypothetical scenario when Trump and the republicans are 100% the only ones talking about this violation of the constitution

 

[Concerned American]

Two Terms of four years. 8-Years. 47 is NOT replacing a person, nor has anyone died. That was written so the president at time Truman. He finished FDR's

22nd. Amendment limits the president two four year terms. When Kennedy was killed LBJ finish him term and ran once and Won. He decided not to run in 1968. Trump is NOT replacing anyone. He is second and last 4-year term.

If LBJ had chosen to run for another term in 1968 and won--how long would he have served as potus? The answer is NINE years and a bit over one month. So your contention that they can only serve two terms of four years is patently false. Thank you for admitting that a person can serve more than two four year terms.

 

[Concerned American]

It’s not really fair to accuse democrats of some hypothetical scenario when Trump and the republicans are 100% the only ones talking about this violation of the constitution

LOL, the fact that it has generated any attention at all points directly at democrat desperation to grasp at any stupid straw to prove "ORANGE MAN BAD." Every issue in the daily news cycle is the same old tired irrelevant garbage designed to undermine the current admin.

 

[buttercup]

It’s not really fair to accuse democrats of some hypothetical scenario when Trump and the republicans are 100% the only ones talking about this violation of the constitution

Well, I wasn't really making a statement one way or the other, I just thought it was a funny tweet... But as unlikely as this may be, to me it would be interesting to see how Dems react IF the constitution gets changed and Obama runs for a third term.

I mean, just the other day a reporter brought up that scenario, and Trump said "I'd love that." (running against Obama) Why is all this stuff even being talked about? Hopefully it's all nothing... but like I said to you yesterday, this world is so crazy right now that nothing would surprise me at this point.

 

[braalian]

LOL, the fact that it has generated any attention at all points directly at democrat desperation to grasp at any stupid straw to prove "ORANGE MAN BAD." Every issue in the daily news cycle is the same old tired irrelevant garbage designed to undermine the current admin.

If he’d stop saying it, people would stop talking about it

It’s entirely his fault

 

[OKTexas]

It literally says so. It says if you’re ineligible to run for president, you’re also ineligible to run for VP.

The only insane scenario I can see would be if Temp ran for a House seat, became speaker of the House, then both the president and the VP resign or die

That’s obviously a ridiculous scenario

It doesn't say that, it says you have to be eligible to be president, not run for it.

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[OKTexas]

It says he’d be ineligible to be VP.

So he can’t become VP after his second term

An ineligible person cannot run for office, no different than someone being ineligible due to age or due to place of birth

See post 368.

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