Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Could Bill Clinton Be President again?
Not SHOULD, but COULD? Same for George W Bush.
Under the Present constitution without any further Amendments.
12th amendment says you cannot be VP if you are not eligible to be President?
But What if he was Secretary of State or Head of the House or Head of the Majority party in the Senate?
So, exactly what in the Constitution would prevent Clinton or Bush from assuming the Presidency after being the head of the House of Representatives or Secretary of State?
8 Answers
- Joe FinkleLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Drepper is wrong. You cannot succeed to the office of President if you are ineligible to run, your turn would be skipped in the line of succession. Also, you cannot serve as Vice President if you are ineligible to run for President.
Having served 2 terms, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are ineligible to serve again.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Niether Clinton nor George W Bush can become president again. Carter and George H W Bush are eligible.
Some efforts have been made that would change the 22nd Amendment to prohibit more than two consecutive terms, but such efforts have failed so far. If the Amendment is amended, it could allow this, but I doubt such a move would pass.
The12th amendment says that no one who is ineligible to become president can become vice-president, but the wording is such that there is a question whether a former president could become veep. Not that Clinton, Bush, or any other former pres has ever expressed interest in the office.
John Quincy Adams went from president to Member of Congress, and either former president could do that--either the House or the Senate. In theory, he (or a future ex-president) could then become Speaker of the House or Senate Majority Leader. Similarly, he or she could become a member of Obama's (or some future president's) Cabinet.
- 1 decade ago
No...there is a two term limit established by the 22nd amendment.
They also cannot be VP or speaker of the house as these positions could lead them to be president again.
- Maria RLv 61 decade ago
no. The thread has ben broken. It is a new, small town man who has a good record with his people that needs to go for the presidency. And there are plenty, representatives, commissioners, senators .governors, but mostly representatives!
- How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
No.
And to the guy above .....No, he is not Constitutionally eligible to serve as VP.
- 1 decade ago
Yes, they would have to run as someones vice pres. and then the person who is pres. would have to die or be removed from office then he would be next in line. Or they could become speaker of the house and the Pres and the Vice Pres would have to no long be in office. This link shows the whole succession line.
