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Clinton-Clinton: the Dem's strongest ticket?
She could always nominate her husband if she won. Can't beat THAT name recognition....
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Actually, the former President is constitutionally prohibited from running again.
But... these people being "Clintons" ... would just claim that the Constitution of the United States doesn't apply to them. And that the first two Clinton terms don't count.
May 24, 2008 7:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Of course they don't count, that was a different millennium, you silly!
May 24, 2008 7:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
You are so right... That happen back in years starting with 19--. Now that we're in years starting with 20-- what happened then does not apply to now. How could I have forgotten that...
May 24, 2008 7:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
you said, "Actually, the former President is constitutionally prohibited from running again."
In fact, experts interviewed by the Washington Post believe Clinton is eligible to run for vice-president.
"Three former White House lawyers consulted by The Washington Post (two who served President Bush and one who served Clinton) agreed that the amendment would not bar Clinton from the vice presidency. A federal judge, who noted that he has "no views on the matter," said the plain language of the amendment would seem to allow Clinton to "become president through succession."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901572.html
May 24, 2008 8:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
TS77 - Thanks for the link.
It seems to me that anyone serving as President for more than two terms (except for the caveats mentioned in the Amendment) is clearly contrary to the intent of the Amendment.
If one wants to argue the law, one can always find people willing to argue either side. I find Posner's arguments more compelling, myself.
With all of that said, we all know it's not going to happen so it's an academic exercise. ;-)
May 24, 2008 9:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
That is a possibility. There is no clear answer as to whether Clinton can run for the vice-presidency or not.
May 24, 2008 7:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you can't serve as President, you can't serve as Vice-President. Bill can't serve.
May 24, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
There doesn't seem to be anything in the constitution that requires that a vice president be eligible to be president. It appears a vice president could not become president, according to Article 2, unless he/she is 35, a natural citizen, and a resident for 14 years, but these restrictions do not apply to being elected vice president. If someone meets these 3 requirements, there seem to be no other restrictions - Bill could run for vice president, and he could succeed a president who leaves office during the elected term.
May 24, 2008 9:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
I believe it would be constitutional... The 22nd amendment only limits being "elected" to the office of the President. I don't see how the wording of that could prohibit someone from being VP.
May 24, 2008 7:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
No matter how you slice the legalese, the idea puts a chill in the spine.
May 24, 2008 11:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Asking Bill Clinton to be your Vice President would be like Jennifer Aniston asking Angelina Jolie to be her maid of honor.
May 24, 2008 11:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
The 22nd Amendment would not prohibit Bill Clinton from running for Vice President. But it does make him "constitutionally ineligible" to run for President. And the 12th Amendment provides that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President." Therefore he is not eligible to be Vice-President either.
If she had become the nominee, this would actually have been a shame. Some other poor schmuck would have to run for and hold the title, which would be ALL he would get, I'm sure.
I rarely quote (or even think about) Mitt Romney, but still have to applaud - and frequently repeat - his comment from one of the debates: "I can't imagine anything worse than the idea of Bill Clinton running around the White House with nothing to do!" Shudder!
May 25, 2008 2:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Elizabeth2: I remember that line well... What a scandalous and sleazy thing for the prudish Mitt to say!
May 25, 2008 3:55 AM | Reply | Permalink