• PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    … no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected…

    So having previously served two years exactly is allowed.

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      3 months ago

      If we’re being pedantic, Harris already served as acting president for 1h25m on November 19, 2021 while Biden underwent a colonoscopy. If hypothetically Biden had died or resigned exactly 2 years into his term (January 20, 2023 12pm ET), and Harris assumed the presidency for the remaining two years, her total time would be over 2 years and she would be ineligible for a second term.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah I actually brought that up in my top-level reply. But does the two years count the time spent as Acting President?

        I don’t know. It does count, it’s part of my top-level comment but I have the shittiest memory in the universe.

        If we’re being pedantic

        I’m always pedantic, except when I’m not 😂