AbuTahir@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 9 days agoCan Trump serve a third term as US president?www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12
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minus-squarea_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 days ago22nd Ammendment What’s stopping Trump from having a puppet run for President and he as Vice President? The puppet could then step down after Inauguration Day. The argument I’ve heard being, the Vice President isn’t elected to the office of the President. Edit: Does the 12th Amendment negate that argument? The last sentence in the amendment seems to suggest so. 12th Amendment
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoTo be VP, you have to be eligible for the top spot. Trump will have already served twice so he’s no longer eligible.
minus-squarecj2127@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoNow this is a legitimate argument discussion. How is the law interpreted. I’m not a constitutional scholar, so I have no idea. But this is a much better topic of discussion than what OP posted.
22nd Ammendment
What’s stopping Trump from having a puppet run for President and he as Vice President? The puppet could then step down after Inauguration Day.
The argument I’ve heard being, the Vice President isn’t elected to the office of the President.
Edit:
Does the 12th Amendment negate that argument? The last sentence in the amendment seems to suggest so.
12th Amendment
To be VP, you have to be eligible for the top spot. Trump will have already served twice so he’s no longer eligible.
Now this is a legitimate argument discussion. How is the law interpreted. I’m not a constitutional scholar, so I have no idea. But this is a much better topic of discussion than what OP posted.