It says the VICE PRESIDENT must be able to SERVE as president.
People are trying to say that Bill Clinton could run as a vice president and SERVE as president .. because it only restricts Bill from being "elected" again.
We've already argued this mess before, so I'm done arguing about it.
People are trying to say that Bill Clinton could run as a vice president and SERVE as president .. because it only restricts Bill from being "elected" again.
Precisely. So to refute the idea, you have to convincingly demonstrate that the 22nd Amendment bars an otherwise qualified person from ascending to the Presidency without being elected, through the line of Presidential Succession.
Nobody has been able to do so.