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renogaw

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the only person in us history to be president more than 8 years that was not a vice president when a president stepped down/assassinated.
 

pontius

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first husband or first gentleman. but he will also be known as "president" as all ex-presidents are. let's just hope that doesn't happen.
 

pontius

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Originally Posted by renogaw
the only person in us history to be president more than 8 years that was not a vice president when a president stepped down/assassinated.
nope. FDR was ELECTED to 4 terms and served a total of 12 years as president.
 

bigarn

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Originally Posted by maddog0118
president hillary was first lady
if hillary is preident what is bill clinton
A Hill-Billy
 

renogaw

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Originally Posted by Pontius
nope. FDR was ELECTED to 4 terms and served a total of 12 years as president.

that's right, i forgot he's the reason they changed that.
 

salty blues

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Originally Posted by maddog0118
president hillary was first lady
if hillary is preident what is bill clinton
When Hill o ree is prez, Bill will be checkin' out the new interns. Bill is a playa. Thas how he rolls, dog!
 

darthtang aw

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Actually I believe he will position himself to be made a supreme court justice. Don't laugh, former presidents have done it once in the past, And she will most likely get to choose a replacement if she get's in office.
 

nano reefer

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Originally Posted by renogaw
that's right, i forgot he's the reason they changed that.
it was actually always a law to serve two terms since the constituion was written. however during an event such as war or another national crisis, a president may need be elected for additional terms. If WWIII shows up, and the war lasts a decade, we may have a president serve for 2.5 terms if neccessary.
 

reefraff

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Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
it was actually always a law to serve two terms since the constituion was written. however during an event such as war or another national crisis, a president may need be elected for additional terms. If WWIII shows up, and the war lasts a decade, we may have a president serve for 2.5 terms if neccessary.
Psssssst, Might want to google 22nd amendment. FDR was the first to be elected to a third term but others had ran for 3rd terms. It was an unwritten custom that a president not seek a 3rd term but not a law.
 

cowfishrule

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Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
it was actually always a law to serve two terms since the constituion was written. however during an event such as war or another national crisis, a president may need be elected for additional terms. If WWIII shows up, and the war lasts a decade, we may have a president serve for 2.5 terms if neccessary.
ironically, there has never been an administration change during a war in us history.
 

dogstar

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Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
it was actually always a law to serve two terms since the constituion was written. however during an event such as war or another national crisis, a president may need be elected for additional terms. If WWIII shows up, and the war lasts a decade, we may have a president serve for 2.5 terms if neccessary.
To my knowledge
, this is not right. The Constitution never limited the number of terms until the 22 amendment, that was inacted in 1951. It was only tradition because George Washington declined to run for a third term. Roosevelt was the only President to be elected to more than two terms ( 4 ) but there was no law preventing it then.
Im not aware
of any exception to the 22 amendment either. Bush could not run for a third term now because we are at war, if thats what your saying ?
Please give an article or document, ect. from were you get your above statement.
On topic,
Madam President and First Gentleman
( according to other countries and professions )
 

dogstar

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Originally Posted by COWFISHRULE
ironically, there has never been an administration change during a war in us history.
Are you not includeing Vietnam under Kennedy/Johnson and then Nixon/Ford ?
 

chano

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Originally Posted by Dogstar
Are you not includeing Vietnam under Kennedy/Johnson and then Nixon/Ford ?

That was technically not a war as congress never declared it to be. At best it was a "conflict" (in technical terms). So although i cannot say for sure what they ment technically they would be correct.
 

dogstar

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I think technicaly it was a ' war ' by any definition you want to give it.
Just because Congress does not declare it, does not make it ' not ' a war.
I sure hope people are not dishounoring the over 50,000 Americans that died there by not calling that a war, so as to spin some political bias towards their agenda. Im not saying anyone here is doing that, Im saying I hope they are not doing that.
 
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