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To: ReignOfError

To be elected president. No other office.

The 12th amendment says:

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

Anyone ineligible to be elected president is also ineligible to be elected vice-president.

-PJ

104 posted on 08/31/2007 11:14:57 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Repeal the 17th amendment -- it's the "Fairness Doctrine" for Congress!)

To: Political Junkie Too

The 12th amendment says:
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Bill Clinton is not constitutionally ineligible to serve as president. He is ineligible to be elected president.

Anyone ineligible to be elected president is also ineligible to be elected vice-president.

That's what you say -- it's not what the 12th amendment says, and it's never come up for a court to rule on it either way. It says "ineligible to the office." Does that mean ineligible to be elected, or ineligible to serve? A court could go either way, but the legislative intent of the 22nd seems pretty clear to me.

112 posted on 08/31/2007 1:46:28 PM PDT by ReignOfError

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