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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: A Joe Biden/Barack Obama ticket passes Constitutional muster according to legal experts [View all]mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)32. The article if you read it does a pretty good job of explaining why
it's likely he could in fact run and be elected as Biden's VP.
Consider this ... Speaker of the House is 3rd in line, right? So could Obama not run for the House because he might be made Speaker? Could he also not be appointed Sec of State, cause that's 4th in line? Where is the line drawn?
The 22nd limits someone from being ELECTED to POTUS no more than twice, not that you may only serve as POTUS for 8 years period. In fact, it says one may serve as POTUS for no more than 10 years, explicitly, in a case of succession.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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
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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
Nope....It's a nice twist of the 22'nd but....SCOTUS would be 9-0 against this
AncientGeezer
Jun 2019
#6
Out of curiosity, what is your counter-argument to the article and Michael Dorf
mr_lebowski
Jun 2019
#14
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
Okay, so your entire argument basically involves saying "i'm right, you're wrong" ... over and over.
mr_lebowski
Jun 2019
#37