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Re: Freedom of Speech? W sez NO!
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Thu, 26 Sep 2002 19:38:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > Here's a puzzle for the Constitutionally-aware among us: Since W was
> > arguably "appointed" Prez, rather than elected, could he run for two more
> > terms?
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> "no person who has held the office of President, or acted as
> President, for more that two years of a term to which some other person was
> elected President shall be elected to the office of President more that
> once."
It's a trick of equivocation, I admit. I was making a joke at the expense
of "our" "duly" "elected" "President!"
> > By way of counter-example, before Gore picked Lieberman, it was
> > speculated that Clinton might have been the running mate. Then Gore could
> > step down and leave Clinton in office for another four. This could
> > conceivably happen ad infintum...
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> I guess that's actually a loop hole.
A big one, IMO! I'd love to see someone try to exploit it, but that would
be as good as forfeiting the race, since it would look like something fishy
was going on. Maybe we could ask Dave K to send a suggestion to the writers
of "West Wing." 8^)
Dave!
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: <snip> (...) I'll forward it off to one of my WW newsgroups! By the way, wasn't that 2 hours last night great?? Toby, Josh and Donna lost, trying to get back to DC... Whoever said that WW uses (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) "no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more that two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more that once." (...) I guess that's (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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