I believe I’ve found a loophole to this one:
There is no place in the constitution that bars Governor schwarzenegger from running for VICE president. The restrictions clearly only restrict him from running for presidency.
That said, assuming he gets into office and the president dies, doesn’t that entitle him to the throne?
I feel like this is a sound argument.
HECK NO! Arnold is a #@*&#$%^*&@ – and I’m being nice!
To be the VP, you have to be able to become president. Besides, the way Arnold has screwed up CA there is no way he’d even have the chance even if he was US born.
Arnold has destroyed CA. He lied to us and there is a recall effort going on to get this looser out early!
TheOnlyBeldin says:
No, he cannot. The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as those for President.
The Twelfth Amendment clearly states:
"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
February 28, 2010, 2:11 pmReferences :
dlk says:
No he HAS to be a naturalized Citizen, which he is not. It would go to the next in line, speaker of the house.
February 28, 2010, 2:34 pmReferences :
Uncle Pennybags says:
Article 1, Section 2 states "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
And then the 12th Amendment seals the deal by stating "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
So he’s not eligible to be President and thus he cannot be VP.
February 28, 2010, 2:52 pmReferences :
Cappo359 says:
Nope, he cannot be president; the succession would skip to the Speaker of the House.
February 28, 2010, 3:06 pmReferences :
DAR says:
You are wrong. The constitution requires that the VP fulfill all requirements for President, including being natural born.
It is a minimal guarantee of loyalty by cutting out a common conflict of interest.
February 28, 2010, 3:36 pmReferences :
Joseph the Second says:
Nope. And the ONLY Republican I can THINK of- who might consider asking Arnold to be her V.P. running Mate- is Sarah Palin… And I DON’T think Her ego is QUITE small enough- to allow someone the Size of Arnold’s- to eclipse HERs on the campaign trail…
February 28, 2010, 4:13 pmReferences :
KGS says:
He can become a senator but that’s about it.
February 28, 2010, 5:03 pmReferences :
The Wiz says:
That’s exactly why he cannot be elected to be vice president either.
February 28, 2010, 5:52 pmReferences :
4woods@att.net says:
Not only is that the reason why he can’t, the question would be"WHY WOULD WE WANT HIM AS PRESIDENT", so he can screw up the whole country.
February 28, 2010, 6:01 pmReferences :
Not My Fault! says:
HECK NO! Arnold is a #@*&#$%^*&@ – and I’m being nice!
To be the VP, you have to be able to become president. Besides, the way Arnold has screwed up CA there is no way he’d even have the chance even if he was US born.
Arnold has destroyed CA. He lied to us and there is a recall effort going on to get this looser out early!
February 28, 2010, 6:08 pmReferences :
Obama is not my fault!
Arnold lied to us!
tuna.talkalot says:
The same rule applies to the Vice President as well. Sorry, dude.
BTW, I doubt if he would get elected to be the Governor if he has to run for it now. He as much a lame duck as W. No amount of cheats and lies can help him this time.
February 28, 2010, 6:26 pmReferences :