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Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:02 PM Mar 2016

The latest GOP conspiracy theory of my co-worker

A 46 y.o. male mgr. at work says Hillary is going to pick Bill for Veep.



I tried to reason with him, but there's no talking him out of it.

(I am a Bernie supporter, but I just had to say something to him)

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The latest GOP conspiracy theory of my co-worker (Original Post) Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #1
I haven't heard that one n/t Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #3
No, I disagree. It appears that Bill is joining Ronnie in that ride into the sunset...nt jonno99 Mar 2016 #2
going down the Pacific Coast highway you mean? marions ghost Mar 2016 #11
Ask him if he heard it in his FEMA camp Renew Deal Mar 2016 #4
LMAO!!! N/T Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #6
Bill Clinton is Constitutionally ineligible to serve as VP, so... Tarc Mar 2016 #5
As if the laws of the land apply to the Clintons peacebird Mar 2016 #7
h-y-p-e-r-b-o-l-e Tarc Mar 2016 #10
I need to find that in writing and shove it in his face Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #8
It's Amendment 22 leftynyc Mar 2016 #14
I don't think that's accurate Renew Deal Mar 2016 #9
It is the 12th Amendment that the important one Tarc Mar 2016 #12
Thanks Renew Deal Mar 2016 #13
The more direct conflict zipplewrath Mar 2016 #15

Response to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
5. Bill Clinton is Constitutionally ineligible to serve as VP, so...
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:07 PM
Mar 2016

your co-worker can come up with some other nutter dream now.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
10. h-y-p-e-r-b-o-l-e
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:15 PM
Mar 2016

Otherwise, point to a federal law that either Clinton has been convicted of violating?


Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)
8. I need to find that in writing and shove it in his face
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:09 PM
Mar 2016

I can hardly take it anymore. I just can't outright laugh at him, he's one of my bosses. I'll try facts in black and white. I can barely keep a straight face at work anymore, I'm surrounded by GOP'ers.

Renew Deal

(81,869 posts)
9. I don't think that's accurate
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:14 PM
Mar 2016

Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

I think he can be VP. I'm not clear on if he can become president again.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
12. It is the 12th Amendment that the important one
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 03:20 PM
Mar 2016

"No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

This is by no means settled law, as there has not to date been a court challenge, but many legal scholars interpret this to mean that if a person is not eligible to run for the Presidency, then they are also not eligible to run as a VP.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
15. The more direct conflict
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 04:00 PM
Mar 2016

POTUS and the VP can't be from the same state. Cheney got around this, but he wasn't married to George. Don't think Bill and Hillary could as easily pull this off.

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