Is a U. S. President precluded from becoming a U. S. Vice President & Speaker of  House in the future?
828276
A U.S. president cannot become vice president if he serves more than 2 terms because if something were to happen to the president, the vice president would be first in the line of succession to become the next president.  Example:  Say Vice President Cheney were elected president.  He cannot select current President Bush to be his vice president because President Bush would have already served 2 terms as president and could not serve another term as president if something were to happen to President Cheney.  Not sure about Speaker of the House.
690222
No.  The Constitution states that a president can only serve two terms, regardless if it is consecutive or not.  President Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms as 22nd and 24th president, therefore he could not have run for a third term.  The same applies to all other future presidents.
587971
No...\nClinton served two terms.\nHe could run as VP but in the event that the president died Clinton as VP still would be unable to take the office. (22ND Amendment)
366243
No, he cannot.  A President, as far as anyone knows, CAN be Vice President after he serves two terms as President.  However, if the President would step down or die in office, the Vice President could NOT serve as President, since he has reached his Constitutional limit.
131268
No I can't since the current law requires the president to be an American-born citizen. Now an American of African decent, no problem. I just watched Colin Powell on Leno last night with the hopes that he would soften a little on the idea of running for President. He would be a good one.
815259
She's not automatically the Speaker.  SHe is currently the minority leader, which makes her a clear choice to be elected once the Congress meets in January.  It is unlikely that they will choose anyone else.
865084
Section 1)  If the President leaves office through either his death or his resignation, then the Vice President becomes president (notice the first section doesn't require him to be sworn in, even though it's customary).  \n\nSection 2)  If there is no Vice President (for whatever reason), then the President nominates someone for Vice President; that person must be confimed by a majority (51%) of the House of Representatives.\n\nSection 3)  If the President signs a letter saying that he is not able to do his job for a time, the duties of the President are performed by the Vice President; he takes his office back by signing a letter declaring that he is able to resume his job.  This section is all about VOLUNTARILY giving up power for a time; it has been invoked on a number of occasions when a president has had to have surgery, for instance.\n\nSection 4)  is about INVOLUNTARILY surrendering power; If the Vice President AND a majority of the cabinet (or another body that Congress selects) determine that the president is incapable of fulfilling his duties, they deliver a letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House declaring this fact, at which time the Vice President assumes the duties of the President as *acting* president.  If the President later sends a letter to these same parties stating that he is fit to carry out his duties, he will re-assume his duties unless the VP and the majority of the cabinet (or the other selected body) sends another letter to the President Pro Tem of the Senate and the Speaker, saying that the President is not capable of performing his duties (this would be the second letter stating this); if that happens, the Congress assembles, and if a two-thirds vote of BOTH houses agrees with the VP and the Cabinet/ other body, then the VP takes over the duties of the President.\n\nAll this came about after the shooting of John F. Kennedy; had he lived, but been incapacitated, there would have been no constitutional basis for then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to have assumed the powers of the president; this amendment clarified the succession of the presidency in the event that the president was incapacitated but not dead.  It also provided for the appointment of a new vice president (Johnson served as President at least three years without a Vice President after becoming President when Kennedy was killed, thus putting the Speaker of the House 2nd in line for quite some time).
1128494
It's an issue that has not been dealt with yet and could be contentious if it ever does. The problem is, the 22nd amendment, which limits presidents to two terms does not specifically say that the VP cannot have been president for 2 terms, but at the same time, the twelfth amendment states, "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Whether or not this applies to the interpretation of the 22nd amendment is not at all agreed upon and would involve a Supreme Court dispute if it ever arose.
605389
Bill Clinton is not eligible because the twenty-second amendment  to the US Constitution limits the President to two terms.  He is barred from the VP spot, because he could not ascend to the Presidency if that were necessary.
401862
Yes, because our President cannot be a naturalized citizen, he/she must be native born...if the Speaker of the House of Representatives was a naturalized citizen and both the President and Vice President were for some reason unable to fulfil their duties, the Speaker of the House of Representatives would indeed be passed over to the next in line who is a Native Born citizen. \n\nUnfortunately Denny Do-nothing-Bastert...is NOT foreign born. Lazy and a "Yes man" sure,...but foreign born...we could only wish!
938428
A former president can become a vice president because there is no prohibition under the constitution.
527207
no, only if you want to become president. trust me i am right i learned this in my history class.
755967
Yes he can.. Andrew Johnson was elected to the Senate after his term was over, and John Quincy Adams served in the House of Representatives. Usually however they don't.. if they serve 2 terms they usually retire and we pay for them to live in the lap of luxury the rest of their life :)
746852
if the president and vice president are both incapacitated than the third person in line to the presidency is....you guessed it..the speaker of the house. which would be nancy palosi.  YAHOO!
995733
No he is not allowed to run for President of the USA ever, once he serves his two terms
886347
The first requirement for becoming president of the USA is you must have been born in the USA.\n\nFrom my perspective here in UK, I think getting to be president is extremely difficult, even for a very rich person.  However, you do not have to actually be that rich because a lot of the money is put up by supporters and businesses and private individuals by way of donations.\n\nThere have been one or two not very rich men who got to be president of the USA.  I'm thinking in particular of Abraham Lincoln.  Much of the money which helped get him elected came from Welsh support in the State of New York and from Wales.  Abe was a small town lawyer but eventually got elected mainly on the anti-slave ticket and was backed by the powerful anti slave or abolitionist movement.\n\nWhere to start?  You could try local politics and then move up from there - its a long haul but worth all the effort.\n\nAs for the 'democracy' angle, I think it best for the most part to ignore this word.  It has no real meaning in modern government, which is in effect more of an elected dictatorship.\n\nOne thing you do need in politics is a skin as thick as a rhinoceros.  Just about everyone is going to be sniping at you once your in public office.\n\nGood luck and please study political science.
557049
Their is no law against running for vice president after serving your 2 terms as president.  Legally you could run as vice president have the president step down and do another 4 years.