• Glifted@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I think AOC isn’t old enough to be VP. I don’t say that as a matter of opinion. I think you have to be at least 40

    Edit: it’s actually 35, but AOC is 34 so I was partially correct

    However I think the relevant language is:

    No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

    So maybe it’s okay for VP

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      3 months ago

      She’ll be old enough to be POTUS by inauguration.

      So, she’s probably old enough to be VPOTUS…

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        3 months ago

        Irrelevant. The Democrats would never put a progressive in a position where they could be president. They’ll probably go for a centrist like Shapiro or a corporate Dem like Newsom. I’m hoping that they’ll go with Whitmer but they’ll probably shy away from a two woman ticket.

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          It’s relevant to the question of if she’s old enough, which is a fair question given she’s on the cusp. Even if only theoretically.