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To: Leaning Right
That seems more clear than “suggested”.

Good point! Wikipedia and I both missed that.

Still not quite so clear.

Someone elected as President is still eligible to be president because he is natural born and 35 or more years of age.

He just cannot be "elected" to the office of President.

For instance, if a two term President were to somehow become speaker of the house and the succession came down to him, he could assume the office.

At least that could be argued.

37 posted on 04/14/2015 8:31:52 PM PDT by seowulf (Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum. Cogito.---Ambrose Bierce)
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To: seowulf
At least that could be argued

Yep. Here's the bottom line, IMHO. When it comes to presidential elections, if the majority of voters want something to happen, it will happen. Any vagueness in the Constitution will be twisted to conform to the wishes of that majority.

An obvious example of that is Obama's eligibility as a "natural-born citizen". The majority wanted him, so we got him, eligible or not.

39 posted on 04/14/2015 8:46:51 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next, eligible or not.Reagan.)
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To: seowulf
Someone elected as President is still eligible to be president because he is natural born and 35 or more years of age. He just cannot be "elected" to the office of President.

A substantive equivalency between "elected" and "held" is made for the status of occupying the Office of the President in the 22nd Amendment, so I don't believe your argument stands.

42 posted on 04/14/2015 9:03:05 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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