Vice-President Bill Clinton?

**Ironduke** · 01-21-2008, 03:20 AM

Not really serious, but I guess there's nothing unconstitutional about Bill Clinton being Hillary's vice-president, or even succeeding her in the event of resignation, death, etc. An article from Slate:

Quote:

Slate has contradicted itself. "History Lesson" says Bill Clinton can't run for vice president. "Explainer" says he can. What's the skinny?

The answer is: He can. The 12th Amendment states that anybody who is eligible for the presidency under Article II of the Constitution (a natural-born citizen age 35 or older) is eligible for the vice presidency. Clinton is a natural-born citizen over 35, so he qualifies. The putative roadblock to a Clinton vice presidency--the 22nd Amendment--doesn't apply. This hastily worded and passed amendment, designed to block another multi-multi-term presidency such as FDR's, only bars the election of a president to more than two terms in that office. It doesn't prevent a two-term president from running for the vice presidency.

The 25th Amendment affords Clinton another route to the vice presidency: In the event the vice presidency is vacated, the president appoints a new veep, subject to confirmation by Congress. (This is how Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller became vice president.)

Nothing in the Constitution would prevent Vice President Clinton from becoming president via succession. Finally, another scenario could return Clinton to the White House without a pit stop at the vice presidency. If both the presidency and the vice presidency were vacated and Bill Clinton were the speaker of the House, he would become president under the 1948 presidential succession act. (Next in line, the president pro tempore of the Senate and then the cabinet officers in the order specified by the act.)

Vice President Bill Clinton? Take 3 - Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine

gunnut · 01-21-2008, 05:02 AM

The legality is not the issue here. The issue is that the American people are sick of our political dynasties. We had 2 Bushes and now maybe a 2nd Clinton. We don't want any more. We want some new people in office.

Hillary risk huge public backlash if she appoints Billy to be VP running mate or VP. She might as well throw away the election if she gets Billy as VP running mate.

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,143 Country:	The legality is not the issue here. The issue is that the American people are sick of our political dynasties. We had 2 Bushes and now maybe a 2nd Clinton. We don't want any more. We want some new people in office. Hillary risk huge public backlash if she appoints Billy to be VP running mate or VP. She might as well throw away the election if she gets Billy as VP running mate. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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