http://slate.msn.com/code/explainer/explainer.asp?Show=7/12/00?amp;idMessage =5670 Could Clinton Run for VP? By David Newman Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at 2:43 p.m. PT As Al Gore searches for a running mate, various pundits--most recently Thomas Friedman of the New York Times--have facetiously suggested adding Bill Clinton to the ticket. If a Gore-Clinton ticket won, could Clinton legally assume the office of vice president? Probably so. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution does say that no one who is "constitutionally ineligible to the office of President" can serve as vice president. And clearly Clinton is ineligible to be elected president again: The 22nd Amendment says unequivocally that "no person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice." But a plausible case could be made that a two-termer could regain the presidency via means other than an election--say, becoming vice president then taking over when the president is incapacitated. Clinton could also run for the House and then be elected speaker, which would put him in line for the presidency. Cabinet members are in the line of succession as well. The Supreme Court would decide whether to hear any constitutional challenges to a Clinton vice presidency. But the court generally has been reluctant to rule on what it considers political matters, so in the unlikely event that Gore picked Clinton, it might well let the voters decide. Next question? Explainer thanks Columbia University history professor Alan Brinkley. �2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ================================ Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jenkintown, PA, USA "Y Gwir Yn Erbyn y Byd"--Y Bardd Cymraeg "The Truth Against the World"--motto of the Welsh bards <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
