bill clinton for senate

[paganangel]

yeah right.

 

[plasticman33]

yeah right.

Lock up the pages.

 

[Malachi]

yeah right.

Has that ever happened before? Presidents seem to retire from elected politics.

 

[Spence99]

Has that ever happened before? Presidents seem to retire from elected politics.

It used to in the past. Not so much in the modern age when most Presidents are ultra wealthy and don't need to do anything when their time in Washington is finished.

 

[sweet soft kiss]

I think so... John Qunicy Adams I think...

A President went on to the Supreme Court also. I forget who though.

 

[Malachi]

It used to in the past. Not so much in the modern age when most Presidents are ultra wealthy and don't need to do anything when their time in Washington is finished.

Bill Clinton for senate!

 

[Spence99]

I think so... John Qunicy Adams I think...

A President went on to the Supreme Court also. I forget who though.

I have a weird habit of going to Wikipedia and reading about the Presidents. A few did go on to serve in other branches of the government after serving as President.

Clinton would be a logical choice for some sort of continued government service seeing as he's not an overly weathly man. But I'm sure he makes far more coin on the lecture circuit.

 

[ma_guy]

A President went on to the Supreme Court also. I forget who though.

*nods* William Taft. The 27th President.

 

[paganangel]

there's talk of him taking over for hillary

 

[jhuson]

Has that ever happened before? Presidents seem to retire from elected politics.

I believe it occurred with both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson.

 

[huskie]

after the piss poor job he did as pres for 8 years?? Only the North East would give him a seat.

 

[Sean]

OK, a hypothetical for you Constitution experts. If Bill went to the Senate, became speaker and the Prez and VP died, could he become President?

ETA: If I remember the wording right, it says no-one can be "elected" to the office more than twice.

 

[ma_guy]

OK, a hypothetical for you Constitution experts. If Bill went to the Senate, became speaker and the Prez and VP died, could he become President?

ETA: If I remember the wording right, it says no-one can be "elected" to the office more than twice.

The line of succession is VP, Speaker of the House, and then Pres. Pro Tempore of the Senate.

If Bill Clinton went to the Senate and managed to get elected Pres. Pro Tempore within the Senate there is no Consitutional barrier to him being 3rd in the line of succession. The President, VP and Speaker of the House would all have to die in very short order however.

 

[atmas]

The possibility exists that Bill could be appointed to fill Hill's seat, but it is dependent on her being elected president.
This is also fairly possible.

 

[MechaBlade]

OK, a hypothetical for you Constitution experts. If Bill went to the Senate, became speaker and the Prez and VP died, could he become President?

ETA: If I remember the wording right, it says no-one can be "elected" to the office more than twice.

He also can't be VP. I don't know about Speaker of the House and Pres. Pro Tempore.

I'd vote for him.

 

[ShellyTwelve]

He would love it; he would be obviously the most popular Senator there is. He's even lived in NY a few years now so he would be a good replacement for Hillary. And NYers love the Clintons.

 

[Azwed]

The line of succession is VP, Speaker of the House, and then Pres. Pro Tempore of the Senate.

If Bill Clinton went to the Senate and managed to get elected Pres. Pro Tempore within the Senate there is no Consitutional barrier to him being 3rd in the line of succession. The President, VP and Speaker of the House would all have to die in very short order however.

That is correct as far as I can remember.

 

[sticky_keyboard]

The line of succession is VP, Speaker of the House, and then Pres. Pro Tempore of the Senate.

If Bill Clinton went to the Senate and managed to get elected Pres. Pro Tempore within the Senate there is no Consitutional barrier to him being 3rd in the line of succession. The President, VP and Speaker of the House would all have to die in very short order however.

How long do you think it would take?

 

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[JustSkye]

after the piss poor job he did as pres for 8 years?? Only the North East would give him a seat.

Piss poor, hmm? Really?

 

[Azwed]

Piss poor, hmm? Really?

yeah he got a blow job worst President Ever.

 

[sticky_keyboard]

Piss poor, hmm? Really?

He had a long way to go to be as piss poor at Jimmy Carter but he's right down there.

 

[JustSkye]

He had a long way to go to be as piss poor at Jimmy Carter but he's right down there.

I respectfully disagree.