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minus-squareDalvoron@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·15 hours agoCan he just run as someone else’s VP and then the someone else abdicates or whatever? No messing with constitution required. Obviously requires a lot of trust though.
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoNo, the VP has to be eligible for the presidency. If for some reason they are not, then the presidency would roll to the speaker of the house.
Can he just run as someone else’s VP and then the someone else abdicates or whatever? No messing with constitution required. Obviously requires a lot of trust though.
No, the VP has to be eligible for the presidency. If for some reason they are not, then the presidency would roll to the speaker of the house.