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I presume you are familiar with the standard counter argument that the Constitution says "elected" rather than "serve"? Here's a Constitutional law professor a
by nkurz 2y ago
I presume you are familiar with the standard counter argument that the Constitution says "elected" rather than "serve"?
Here's a Constitutional law professor arguing 25 years ago that Bill Clinton was constitutionally eligible to run again as VP: https://web.archive.org/web/20051001004410/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/LAW/08/columns/fl.dorf.goreclinton.08.01/ https://web.archive.org/web/20051001004410/http://archives.c...
It's easy to claim that Trump running as VP would violate the spirit of the 12th amendment, but I think there is genuine doubt as to how the Supreme Court might rule.
Separately, could you contact me by the email in my profile? I've got a (mostly unrelated) question I've been meaning to ask you. No hurry.