Hey, it could happen. If you ask some presidential and constitutional scholars, they are saying there is no impediment for Bill Clinton to serve as Vice President of the United States. This article in the Washington Post outlines a scenario where Clinton could be tapped as the vice presidential nominee and be elected.
There is significant disagreement as to whether an individual who has served two terms as President (filling the quota as determined in the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States) can also serve as Vice President after that service. The article continues with a discussion of the word "elected." Article II of the Constitution states that anyone is "eligible to the office of President" provided they are 35 years of age and a resident of the United States for 14 years. The Twelfth Amendment then states "but no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." So one could say that if you can't be elected President again, you can't be elected Vice President, right? Maybe. Back to the 22nd Amendment, which says you can't be elected more than twice, but it doesn't say you can't serve more than twice.
So stay tuned, dear reader. Is President Bill Clinton II possible? It depends on what your definition of "is" is.
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