If acting U.S. president resigned house seat to serve, can he concurrently run to regain seat?
477229
no.  that episode of w/w was incorrect.
542156
The President and the Vice-President are the only officials elected by the entire country. However, there are requirements for holding either of these positions. In order to be elected, one must be at least 35 years old. Also, each candidate must be a natural-born U.S. citizen and have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.\n\nWhen elected, the President serves a term of four years. At most, a President may serve two terms.\n\nNOTE: Before 1951, the President could serve as many terms as he wanted. However, every President had followed George Washington’s example of stepping down after two terms. Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with tradition. Roosevelt successfully ran for office four times. Early in his fourth term, in 1945, he died. Six years later, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, which limits Presidents to two terms.\n\nThe President can be removed from office through the process of impeachment. If the House of Representatives feel that the President has committed acts of "Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors" they can impeach him with a majority vote. An impeachment is very similar to a legal indictment. It is not a conviction, however, and not enough to remove the President from office alone.\n\nThe case then goes to the Senate. Overseen by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Senate reviews the case and votes whether or not to convict the President. If they vote in favor of conviction by a two-thirds margin, then the President is removed from office.
808622
Uh, no- Bush was elected for his second 4 year term.  Bush will be forced out of office by law in 2 more years.  A person can only be president 2 times, then they're banned for life by federal law
995733
No he is not allowed to run for President of the USA ever, once he serves his two terms
1124325
It could happen even if he can't run, he had enough machines rigged last time to carry the vote over to the next election. I sure hope they have that "little problem" ironed out before  the next election, another 4 years of repuglican dominance will ruin this country for sure.
898695
There is no defined limit of terms in the United States congress. There is however an implication that over time the people or the government may want or need a new face with new ideas and a different perspective. If you can keep with the times, or retain the popular support of the people you are representing you can continue being re-elected over and over again.
794216
No. Congress would have blocked any of his misconceived attempts at anything. Like Bush now, he would've been a lame duck, which is why he preferred resignation rather than greater shame to his already tainted image.\n\nIn so many words, even if he hadn't resigned, he wouldn't have been able to do anything, so winning Congress is better.
91494
As some people have said, if a vice president were to take over at least two years in the presidency, they can run for election twice. So if a vice president were to serve for 2 years as President (due to an assassination or resignation, etc) then he can run for another two terms (8 years)\n\n2 + 8 = 10 years\n\nPossible, but improbable.
933191
This is a really good question. The answer is "Yes & No."\n\nWhen running in the Primaries, yes, a number of candidates (like Richard Gephardt and others) were on the ballot for the party's nomination for President as well as for another seat (in Gephardt's case, a seat in the House).\n\nAfter the party nominates a person for the presidency, that person can still, technically be on the ballot for another office; but it would be political suicide for him/her to do it, because it would send the voters the message, that the person didn't fancy his/her chances of being elected to the presidency, and was looking for a back-up job.\n\nSo while technically possible, it's not politically possible.\nAnd if the unthinkable happened, and a person won two jobs (say, Senator, and President) the person would have to choose to give up one, because the Constitution forbids anyone from holding more than one federal office at a time.
50089
The one pro of having the possibility of running more than twice is the concept of the "Lame Duck" Presidency.  This is where the President doesn't get much done because he doesn't have the possibility of moving forward his policy, so congress doesn't try to hard in a second term to push the adjenda.
744856
NO HE CANNOT.  \n\nThe Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution reads:\n\n"no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."\n\nNow, it may not be as cut-and-dried as it looks.  The 25th Amendment says that a 2-term President ineligible to be *elected* again ... but it doesn't explicitely say that he is inelligible to *be* President again (i.e. if he were in the line of succession).  So he may not be disqualified from being Vice-President.  However, most constitutional scholars agree that the intent is to disqualify a third-term President by any means.  It is amazing to me that people who draft Amendments don't fix the wording so these things are completely unambiguous.\n\nInteresting Trivia:  Before the 12th Amendment (1804), the Vice-President was the second-place finisher in the Presidential election ... so the President and Vice-President were invariably from opposite parties.
861498
Although I highly doubt that he will leave of his own will, if he did leave I think it would leave a big slot to fill for whomever stepped into it. He's made such a mess of things with the military. It would be great if he left, one way or the other, but it would be intersting to see who would step in to his place. Anyone with prior military experience I think would be better for the job.
1152225
First, I am curious where you heard this. I am very active in the political internet world and I haven't heard of this!\n\nSecondly - he can't do that. He has served as president and no matter which party he goes to, he can't be president again.\n\nWhich is a good thing!
965272
Yes. A person should be allowed to run for or be president an unlimited number of times.
110562
Yes, a 2-term President can become Vice President.\n\nMost former presidents seem to get away from politics after their presidency though.  They make a ton of money in the private sector and on the lecture circuit.  And anyway, it's sort of like taking a demotion.\n\nMost Vice Presidents only take the job because it gives them an inside track on gaining support (as well as funding)to become president.
86729
No, they cannot. Prior to the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt there was no limit on the number of terms a president could serve. FDR broke tradition by serving a third term In fact, he was even elected for a fourth term, but he died shortly thereafter. Once FDR was gone the Congress decided to make it so that from that time forward a president could only serve 2 terms. The 22nd amendment was passed to ensure this. However, if a president dies or is removed from office somehow with 2 years or less in his term and the vice president takes power, the vice president is allowed to be elected to two more terms. Therefore, it is possible that a president could serve a 10 year term, which is kind of like having 2.5 terms. This has never happened yet, but it could.
331695
Answer - who ever gets to it first. The sitting president can nominate immediately, but it must be put to a vote of the Senate. So unless the Senate holds an emergency session and confirms the nominee prior to the swearing in of the new president, it is extremely unlikely.\n\nIf the sitting president nominated someone, then the presidency changes, then the new president can withdraw the nominee. Technically, the office of the president makes the nomination, not the person president. So, a nominee could survive changing presidents. It is much more likely that they would be withdrawn.\n\nThe most probable scenario is that the sitting president will simply let the opportunity pass, as it would do him no good to try to nominate someone so close to the transfer of the presidency. In addition, senators could choose to decide to filibuster the nominee, thus delaying the confirming vote until after the new president assumes the office.