Daily Topics - Monday April 20th, 2015
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Bill Clinton can't be Vice Presdient anyway, because he's ineligible to be President again. It's amazing that this has to be explained every 4 years. Why don't people remember that the potential loopholes are taken care of?
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A lot of talk has been made recently about former president Bill Clinton being the best choice for Hillary Clinton's vice-president. It would be a terrible choice politically.
Article XII of the Constitution clearly states: The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.
This amendment was written after the election 1800 when under the original 1787 rules elected Adams with Jefferson as Vice-President. Clearly, it was a problem that needed to be fixed. This was intended to prevent any one state from having two advocates in federal office (President & Vice-President.)
It should have prevented Dick Cheney who lived in Dallas (as CEO of Halliburton) from running with George W. Bush. Cheney claimed Wyoming although he a registered voter in Texas.
It would be far more difficult for Hillary and Bill, or even Rubio and Jebbie from pulling the same stunt.
Any of these pairs could run from the same state, but no one would give up their home state electorals votes for the privilege if they had any chance of winning nationally.