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mr_lebowski

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24. 22nd amendment says you can't be ELECTED to a 3rd term

Reply to AncientGeezer (Reply #19)

Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:43 PM

Jun 2019

It doesn't say you can never SERVE as POTUS again after >2 terms.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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A Joe Biden/Barack Obama ticket passes Constitutional muster according to legal experts [View all] riverine Jun 2019 OP

I'd rather Obama were Secretary of State to clean up international trump failures. Hoyt Jun 2019 #1

I'm willing to bet anything that he is not happy with the jackass liar in the White House and would riverine Jun 2019 #4

I agree, he'll heavily endorse the Democratic nominee. Doubt he'd take on Hoyt Jun 2019 #9

True. And Secretary of State is also on the list of succession treestar Jun 2019 #43

It may be constitutional, but I guarantee Michelle would divorce him. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #2

Yep. ancianita Jun 2019 #11

Michelle would just put Cha Jun 2019 #33

Exactly. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #39

I don't think Pres O would want that position. Iliyah Jun 2019 #3

we need to move ahead, not back shanny Jun 2019 #5

Per the link concerning the 12th Amendment: riverine Jun 2019 #7

No thanks. shanny Jun 2019 #8

Yup. nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2019 #22

President Obama gave his all to us. He warned us. He now owes us nothing EffieBlack Jun 2019 #44

Nope....It's a nice twist of the 22'nd but....SCOTUS would be 9-0 against this AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #6

Reasoning of the article seems quite sound actually ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #12

Wouldn't even be close in SCOTUS..9-zip AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #17

22nd amendment says you can't be ELECTED to a 3rd term mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #25

Barack Obama has no interest in such a thing. MineralMan Jun 2019 #10

Out of curiosity, what is your counter-argument to the article and Michael Dorf mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #14

The clear intent of the Amendment is to MineralMan Jun 2019 #16

Yep... AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #18

I'm not sure that the 'clear intent' is as you're saying ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #23

Wouldn't that frost Trump and cause McConnell to have a stroke. Frustratedlady Jun 2019 #13

Can't be SoS.....4th in line.. AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #19

22nd amendment says you can't be ELECTED to a 3rd term mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #24

You keep trying this...if you've been elected twice...your eligability has run. AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #27

Actually it kinda does say JUST that...your twisting it dosen't change that. AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #28

I ain't twisting shit ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #29

INTENT.....I know that may defeat your interpertation AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #31

It would've been extremely easy for them to make this intent mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #34

Dorf, stop.......9-zip in SCOTUS.....the 22n'd is clear AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #35

Okay, so your entire argument basically involves saying "i'm right, you're wrong" ... over and over. mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #37

You don't have a point....the 22n'd is clear... AncientGeezer Jun 2019 #38

Madeline Albright wasn't eligible for POTUS Orangepeel Jun 2019 #40

One need not be eligible to be president to be a cabinet secretary EffieBlack Jun 2019 #45

I want to see Obama on the Supreme Court Politicub Jun 2019 #15

No, it doesn't, this stupid thing comes up every few years, Dorf is in a distinct minority Tarc Jun 2019 #20

Not Going To Happen colsohlibgal Jun 2019 #21

good grief. what fantasy. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #26

As much as Rebl2 Jun 2019 #30

The article if you read it does a pretty good job of explaining why mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #32

The 12th amendment says that no one ineligible to be P can be VP Orangepeel Jun 2019 #41

The article explains this ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #42

Not that Obama would ever for a split second entertain the thought of running as Biden's VP, mtnsnake Jun 2019 #36