What do you think about this idea I read in an opinion piece:
Biden makes Obama his running mate and publicly announces that he will resign pretty much immediately upon election. The 22nd Amendment only bars someone from being "elected to the office of President" more than twice. He wins, resigns, and you get another 4 years of Obama.
I personally don't think it will work because running Obama wouldn't get them any votes they didn't already have, and may very well lose them a few from people who don't appreciate them gaming the system.
Plus, they're almost certain to be mired in court challenges- the 22nd Amendment also says that you can only be elected once if you served more than two years of another president's term. Since Obama's already been elected twice, that language would seem to bar him from just assuming Biden's term.
The suggestion, just like calls to pack the Supreme Court, does serve to illustrate how the Democrats are only interested in the rules as a means to acquire power, and they eagerly look for any loophole to abuse the system when it no longer suits them.
What do you think about this idea I read in an opinion piece:
Biden makes Obama his running mate and publicly announces that he will resign pretty much immediately upon election. The 22nd Amendment only bars someone from being "elected to the office of President" more than twice. He wins, resigns, and you get another 4 years of Obama.
I personally don't think it will work because running Obama wouldn't get them any votes they didn't already have, and may very well lose them a few from people who don't appreciate them gaming the system.
Plus, they're almost certain to be mired in court challenges- the 22nd Amendment also says that you can only be elected once if you served more than two years of another president's term. Since Obama's already been elected twice, that language would seem to bar him from just assuming Biden's term.
The suggestion, just like calls to pack the Supreme Court, does serve to illustrate how the Democrats are only interested in the rules as a means to acquire power, and they eagerly look for any loophole to abuse the system when it no longer suits them.
Not a bad thought, but the real question is, why would Obama do that when he's already running the administration?