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Orangepeel

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40. Madeline Albright wasn't eligible for POTUS

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 12:51 PM

Jun 2019

The line of succession would just skip.

The 22nd amendment doesn’t have to say that the VP has to be eligible to be president because the 12th does.

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