Thought I'd start a new feature on my blog, "Things That Amaze Me," and I can't think of a better topic to start off with than just how ignorant the average American citizen is of the United States Constitution.
This got started with a post I saw on Facebook which asked the question, "Which of these men is ineligible to become President?" and listed NObama, Trump, Clinton, and GW Bush as the choices. Seems like a simple question, right?
Uh-uh, it's not, and the people who responded to the question immediately showed just how ignorant of the US Constitution they truly are. Some people said all of the, some said none of them, some said that they could serve 10 years as President, and other ignorant shit like that. (I almost said 'stupid,' but that word doesn't fit. Ignorance is not having the knowledge or experience, while stupid is just not having the brains. Well, maybe it fits, you tell me.)
And the correct answer? None of them, and here's why.
A direct quote from Article 22, Section 1of the US Constitution:
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term."
The key word here is "ELECTED." A man cannot be ELECTED to the office of President more than twice, and if he's served two years of a term as President upon the departure of the previous President, then he can only be elected ONCE.
What it does not address is a former President who has served two terms getting elected as Vice President and then succeeding to the office of President when the elected President leaves office before his term is over.
Interesting, huh? So what that means - and this is every liberal's nightmare - that Trump could run with Vance in 2028 as the Vice Presidential candidate, and after they win (which they would) Vance could resign and let Trump take over as President.
Sounds kinda far out there, doesn't it? Well, it is in a way, but the truth is that there's absolutely nothing in the Constitution that prohibits this. But to be reasonable (a word unknown to the liberal left) and realistic (another word unknown to the liberal left) something like this would never happen. I don't think Trump would ever run for VP, and when Vance runs - and he most assuredly will - after he wins (which he will) he won't leave office until his term is over or unless he dies before then, God forbid.
But the point here is that a vast majority of the people had no idea what the Constitution says about this, and they showed their ignorance on Facebook.
So be honest - did YOU know this? If you did, good on ya! If you didn't, now you do.
And if you didn't, then maybe it's time you read the Constitution, huh? And when it gets to the part about line of succession for the office of President, pay attention.
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