Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO
Originally Posted By: Danito
Another question about US constitutional law:
Is the following scenario possible?
McCain/Palin get elected. McCain dies. Palin becomes president and picks George W. Bush as vice president.


No.

The constitutional explicitely remarks that a President at most can serve two 4-year terms, or 10 years if one succeeded to the office with less than two years left on that term left unfulfilled by the predecessor. Also, the Vice-President has the same qualification-limits as the President.

On January 20, Dubya will have served 8 full years. He's ineligible for anymore terms or even as VP.


Even if he was eligible, and Palin picked him (even if she's now trying to distance herself from the Bush White House), he'd have to be approved by Congress.

That would never happen.

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