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To: Ish who wrote (159072)	2/26/2006 1:01:38 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794016

In Bill's case, the presidency could go to the next in line and he could remain vice-president. I wonder if there's a law about it. I suppose so. It would be fun to see Hillary and Bill versus Condoleeza and King George II. There could be mud-wrestling and all sorts of fun to see who should be president and vice. The law should be changed to enable just such fun. The two term rule wasn't part of the Founding Fathers ideas. That was a dopey rule brought in when a doddery fool got to spend too long in charge. Mqurice

To: Ish who wrote (159072)	2/26/2006 12:13:54 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794016

No, the VP becomes President if something happens to the President. Ergo, that would be a third term. I'm not so sure about that. The Constitution speaks to being "elected" to office. Being elected twice to the Presidency, and then succeeding the the Presidency from the Vice Presidency does not appear to violate the 22nd Amendment. Amendment 22 -- 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.