Presidential Election 2020 Biden vs. Trump

Quote: Pacomartin

President Taft worked for about 20 years as a judge and was offered a position on the Supreme Court several times before becoming President. He was appointed Chief Justice when the position became open.

Obama has worked zero years as a judge. Plus he is too partisan to even be considered. Was he the one who said he wanted judges who "fight for the people" or something like that? Or was that Kerry?

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The Amendment to the constitution was unclear on this subject. I don't think any ex-POTUS would try it because the court cases would overwhelm the election. McCain new he would be sued about his birth in the Canal Zone, but he didn't think most people would care. A lot of people would have an opinion on an ex-president elected twice running for VP.

Amendment 12 states it clear that if you are not eligible to be POTUS you are not eligible to be VP. Even a 1st year law student would read the intent and spirit to be that you are limited to 2 terms or 10 years. To pull such a stunt would be like the subplot in the movie "Blaze" where the southern governor was term limited but ran as (wink wink) a candidate for Lt. Governor, and the elected governor would resign on day 2.

To pull such a stunt would make the USA an official banana republic.

Quote: Mission146

I'd have a cup of tea with her.

Better you than me. She would walk out early and leave you the check, btw. I remember when she stiffed a waitress on a tip at a diner.

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You can by making them not be Federal lands anymore.

Not really an option. Feds do not just give away things like that. The fed "giving" you something is similar to a wiseguy doing you a favor. You can bet the repayment will be much bigger and more complicated.

One day those lands will be sold to pay the debt off.

Biden is a laughingstock in OZ!

Quote: AZDuffman

Better you than me. She would walk out early and leave you the check, btw. I remember when she stiffed a waitress on a tip at a diner.



Not really an option. Feds do not just give away things like that. The fed "giving" you something is similar to a wiseguy doing you a favor. You can bet the repayment will be much bigger and more complicated.

One day those lands will be sold to pay the debt off.

I should imagine that the price of a cup of tea is significantly cheaper than her usual appearance fee.

Selling the lands off is what I was referring to, namely, to the states, if possible. If the states don't want them, then sell them to become private property. Necessary buildings for the direct business of the Federal Government to be excluded, of course.

Quote: AZDuffman

To pull such a stunt would make the USA an official banana republic.

As I said, I doubt that anyone would try to do it, as the court cases would undoubtedly go up to the Supreme Court.

I also can't think of anyone since FDR that wanted to be POTUS for more than 2 terms. I've never read anything about Eisenhower that indicated that he missed the Presidency. Nor did Reagan, GW Bush, Bill Clinton or Barack Obama ever express any public sentiment that they wanted to be President again.

Since Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, returned to private life amid widespread good will and a $2-million speaking tour in Japan, it seems like Post Presidential world is pretty sweet.

Harry Truman lived his final 20 years in relative poverty.

Post Presidency years and days
39 Jimmy Carter 39 247
42 Bill Clinton 19 247
43 George W. Bush 11 247
44 Barack Obama 3 247
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31 Herbert Hoover 31 230
38 Gerald Ford 29 340
41 George H. W. Bush 25 314
2 John Adams 25 122
8 Martin Van Buren 21 142
13 Millard Fillmore 21 4
33 Harry S. Truman 19 341
37 Richard Nixon 19 256
4 James Madison 19 116
6 John Quincy Adams 18 356
3 Thomas Jefferson 17 122
27 William Howard Taft 17 4
10 John Tyler 16 320
40 Ronald Reagan 15 137
14 Franklin Pierce 12 218
19 Rutherford B. Hayes 11 319
24 Grover Cleveland 11 112
26 Theodore Roosevelt 9 308
18 Ulysses S. Grant 8 141
7 Andrew Jackson 8 96
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 67
23 Benjamin Harrison 8 9
15 James Buchanan 7 89
17 Andrew Johnson 6 149
5 James Monroe 6 122
36 Lyndon B. Johnson 4 2
22 Grover Cleveland 4 0
30 Calvin Coolidge 3 307
28 Woodrow Wilson 2 336
1 George Washington 2 285
21 Chester A. Arthur 1 259
11 James K. Polk 0 103
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9 William Henry Harrison
12 Zachary Taylor
16 Abraham Lincoln
20 James A. Garfield
25 William McKinley
29 Warren G. Harding
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt
35 John F. Kennedy

Quote: AZDuffman

One day those lands will be sold to pay the debt off.

A more likely scenario is those land will one day be given to Indians as reparations.

Quote: Mission146

I should imagine that the price of a cup of tea is significantly cheaper than her usual appearance fee.

Selling the lands off is what I was referring to, namely, to the states, if possible. If the states don't want them, then sell them to become private property. Necessary buildings for the direct business of the Federal Government to be excluded, of course.

You are talking 1/3 of the USA landmass in total.

Those lands produce income in timber and OG royalties.

The states do not have the money.

Quote: AZDuffman

You are talking 1/3 of the USA landmass in total.

Those lands produce income in timber and OG royalties.

The states do not have the money.

Income land is good, should be a salable asset.

Quote: Mission146

Income land is good, should be a salable asset.

Why sell when you collect rent?

Quote: Mission146

#1 is an idiot.

#2 is a crapweasel.

#3 is an idiot.

Agreed. That's your party, be proud.