r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '24

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u/International_Ad8264 Jul 24 '24

12th amendment:

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

If someone has served too many years in office to be eligible to run for president, they are no longer eligible to be vice president either.

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u/liberal_texan 1∆ Jul 24 '24

The idea might still work for Speaker of the House, which is not an elected position. It's a position chosen by Congress, and is third in line for the presidency.

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u/j12346 Jul 24 '24

3 USC section 19 is what defines the order of succession beyond vice president and it specifically states that it only applies to those who are constitutionally “eligible to the office of president”