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« on: April 10, 2004, 08:57:27 PM »

One should always have a copy fo the Constituion handy, a careful reading reveals that:
Yes Clinton can run as a VP, be elected as a VP, and even serve as President again.

Article II specifies who is eligible for the Office of the President:
You must be a natural born citizen,  be at least 35 yrs. old, and resided in the US for at least 14 yrs.  Amendment XII adds one more requirement: the Presidential and Vice President may not reside in the same state.  Clearly Clinton meets these requirements and is therefor eligible to serve as President.  Amendment XII also adds a limitation for the VP, no one constitutionally ineligible for the office of President may serve as Vice President, this means the VP must meet the same criteria above as the President, which Clinton would so he can serve as a VP

Amendment XXII puts limitations on who can be elected to the Presidency, but does not change who is eligible to be President.  The only limitation for election is that no Person can be elected to the Presidency more than twice.  Thus Clinton can not be elected to the Presidency again.  But this amendment places no limitation on the times once can serve as President.

In addition to running as Kerry's VP and eventually serving again as President, if Kerry left office, Clinton could also be appointed to the VP if that office became vacant and then ascend to the Presidency (like Ford), or Clinton could run for Congress, become Speaker, and then become President if both the President and VP left office.
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