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Musicmystery -> RE: What parts of the Constitution should we chip away at? (1/3/2015 7:51:16 AM)
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Eligibility for Vice President of the United States
The Twelfth Amendment states that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States."[21] Thus, to serve as Vice President, an individual must:
Be a natural-born U.S. citizen;
Be at least 35 years old
Have resided in the U.S. at least 14 years.[22]
Disqualifications
Additionally, Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment denies eligibility for any federal office to anyone who, having sworn an oath to support the United States Constitution, later has rebelled against the United States. This disqualification, originally aimed at former supporters of the Confederacy, may be removed by a two-thirds vote of each house of the Congress.
Under the Twenty-second Amendment, the President of the United States may not be elected to more than two terms. However, there is no similar such limitation as to how many times one can be elected Vice President. Scholars disagree whether a former President barred from election to the Presidency is also ineligible to be elected Vice President, as suggested by the Twelfth Amendment.[23][24] The issue has never been tested in practice.
Also, Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 allows the Senate, upon voting to remove an impeached federal official from office, to disqualify that official from holding any federal office.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States#Selection_process
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