marko12
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Not quite sure about that, the Vice President's duty to take over the office of the President in the case of the death of said president would probably disqualify him from taking the office of VP.
I'm just thinking.
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Not quite sure about that, the Vice President's duty to take over the office of the President in the case of the death of said president would probably disqualify him from taking the office of VP.
I'm just thinking.
j_h_smith
Ultimate Member
- Jul 28, 2007
- 28,516
The 22nd amendment states that no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.
A two term president may be elected vice president, and may serve as president if the elected president is unable to continue their duties. However, he can't be elected as president.
Jim Smith
j_h_smith
Ultimate Member
- Jul 28, 2007
- 28,516
I don't understand where you are getting this 10 year term limit. Unless you are talking about the fact that someone (presumably the vice president) can not serve more than his 2 terms of 4 years and the additional term of up to 2 years of the exiting president. Which would make a total of 10 years. However this has nothing to do with becoming vice president.
There is just one sticky point about a sitting president taking the office of vice president, and that would be the 12th amendment. Since no past president has ever been elected as vice president, this feature of the 12th has never been tried. Many believe that the 12th directs the qualifications and not the actual term, there is argument for both sides.
Jim Smith
iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
Shrillary runs with Obama as VP.
They win.
Shrillary resigns immediately.
Obama becomes president.
Bader resigns immediately.
Obama nominates Shrillary for SCOTUS.
America gets phucked immediately.
No tinfoil was harmed during the making of this message.
They win.
Shrillary resigns immediately.
Obama becomes president.
Bader resigns immediately.
Obama nominates Shrillary for SCOTUS.
America gets phucked immediately.
No tinfoil was harmed during the making of this message.
j_h_smith
Ultimate Member
- Jul 28, 2007
- 28,516
If anyone has a bigger ego than Obama, its Hillary. Although your scenario is plausible, it is highly unlikely.
Jim Smith
Jim Smith
oldman12
Ultimate Member
All very interesting ,and no foil. And all plausible. We still have enough years for Hussein to completely tear this country apart for the next POS to remold it to the Democrat Communist utopia.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 30,953
While I enjoy terrifying tinfoil scenarios as much as anyone, the reality of the next couple years will be much tamer.
Obama is done as an electable politician; even his base is shying away. Only the most rabid, gullible and ignorant will pay him any heed. That's not to say that they, and he, are toothless; he will not be elected to office again, except in DC's Ward 8.
His policies have been seen for what they are; that's why we will be getting a Republican Senate in January. That is not to say that the nation has gone Republican; Congrssional approval ratings are still in the toilet, and will remain there until they get their act together and clean up the stink. Assuming that they are capable of doing so might be a stretch.
He's the lamest of ducks, and will be hindered from doing serious damage. If he is interested in history, he'll try to undo as much damage as he can to polish the turd of his administration. If on the other hand he's as bad as folks here think he is, he'll keep on jacking the nation around. We'll have to wait and see how it plays out.
The good part is, if he's as bad as we think, his actions will skewer any chance of a Democratic presidency in 2016. The bad part of that is, of course, the next two years will be hideous.
If the Republicans can avoid a circular firing squad in the runup to 2016, they have a good chance at election. If they continue nominating unelectables, we can kiss the country we once knew goodbye, unless the Dems come up with a moderate candidate. Who knows, there might be decent presidential material out there. Hillary and Warren are not in that category.
So, it will be an interesting couple years. Disgusting as it is, this is the last chance to get involved in politics before we go down the tubes. It's still possible to pull this off, but it won't be easy. Even so, it's not as bad as the most pessimistic of us believe.
Obama is done as an electable politician; even his base is shying away. Only the most rabid, gullible and ignorant will pay him any heed. That's not to say that they, and he, are toothless; he will not be elected to office again, except in DC's Ward 8.
His policies have been seen for what they are; that's why we will be getting a Republican Senate in January. That is not to say that the nation has gone Republican; Congrssional approval ratings are still in the toilet, and will remain there until they get their act together and clean up the stink. Assuming that they are capable of doing so might be a stretch.
He's the lamest of ducks, and will be hindered from doing serious damage. If he is interested in history, he'll try to undo as much damage as he can to polish the turd of his administration. If on the other hand he's as bad as folks here think he is, he'll keep on jacking the nation around. We'll have to wait and see how it plays out.
The good part is, if he's as bad as we think, his actions will skewer any chance of a Democratic presidency in 2016. The bad part of that is, of course, the next two years will be hideous.
If the Republicans can avoid a circular firing squad in the runup to 2016, they have a good chance at election. If they continue nominating unelectables, we can kiss the country we once knew goodbye, unless the Dems come up with a moderate candidate. Who knows, there might be decent presidential material out there. Hillary and Warren are not in that category.
So, it will be an interesting couple years. Disgusting as it is, this is the last chance to get involved in politics before we go down the tubes. It's still possible to pull this off, but it won't be easy. Even so, it's not as bad as the most pessimistic of us believe.
jpk1md
Ultimate Member
- Jan 13, 2007
- 11,313
Electing a "Republican" isn't going to necessarily change anything
You elect a Jeb Bush big gov progressive or a Romney and they wont lift a hand to undo the institutional damage/corruption/destruction that Oblahblah has put into place within the fed gov and judiciary.
The only way anything is actually going to improve is going to be to ensure someone like Cruz/Paul are elected.
You elect a Jeb Bush big gov progressive or a Romney and they wont lift a hand to undo the institutional damage/corruption/destruction that Oblahblah has put into place within the fed gov and judiciary.
The only way anything is actually going to improve is going to be to ensure someone like Cruz/Paul are elected.
The 10 years does indeed come from the 22nd. Two four year terms plus 2 years of someone else's term. That's the max theoretical any individual can serve under any circumstances. You bring up an interesting point in the 12th Amendment and the wording is rather clunky. For those unfamiliar with it, no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. Question is, does the bolded piece mean "ineligible for election to the office" or "ineligible to serve as".
In any event, we won't answer that question with Obama. I think he, like President Bush before him, will quickly retreat into a much quieter life. We often think about being President as being all sunshine and roses at the top of the free world. Yet if one looks at how much modern presidents age during two terms in that office, it becomes clearer just how much of a drain it is. I don't know if it's the constant 20/7/365 schedule or the fact that 12 hours of each of those days is filled with hearing scary/terrible information and making massively impactful decisions, but I'm pretty sure it ain't a joyride.
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iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
He is not going to throw his phone in a saddle bag, holster his pen, and ride off into the sunset.
Vile Shadow
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- Feb 28, 2013
- 28,953
Nah, There's too much money in being a community agitator for the Muslim-in-Chief to just rest on his laurels.
Besides, someone will wind up having to replace Al Not-so-Sharpton.
gamer_jim
Podcaster
How about we schedule an MDS Jailbreak Brewery event on that day to celebrate?
JAY1234
Retired Radioman Chief
He and brother "Al" will make a tour of the USA together.
Just curious............. where will the bastard live? He's made a LOT of enemies and it doesn't seem like the SS really GAF about protecting him. Me either for that matter. 
He's rich, handle it.
He's rich, handle it.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 30,953
Just curious............. where will the bastard live? He's made a LOT of enemies and it doesn't seem like the SS really GAF about protecting him. Me either for that matter.
I seem to recall a post some while back about a place in Hawaii that was being fixed up for him. The post was during his first term, when it started to look like he wouldn't get a second.
Halfway across the Pacific ought to be far enough to protect him from a couple hundred million annoyed former subjects.
Mooseman
R.I.P.- Hooligan #4
Just curious............. where will the bastard live? He's made a LOT of enemies and it doesn't seem like the SS really GAF about protecting him. Me either for that matter.
Hopefully he will go back home. Wherever that is. I heard somewhere that he will stay in the D.C. area. I don't know if there is any truth to this.
Vile Shadow
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- Feb 28, 2013
- 28,953
I think he's having a new hut thatched in Kenya
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