# Can the vice-president be elected in perpetuity? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496 "2016-03-19T07:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/1 "2016-03-19T07:37:13Z")
Because I think the next democratic nominee should have Joe Biden as their running mate. I just like the guy. He’s like America’s favourite uncle. The guy who lets you have a sip from their beer. Teaches you crude jokes and always has time for you. I know the guy has had a hard life, so maybe let him chill at the White House until he decides to retire. I hear the food is excellent and flying in Air Force One/Two is hella cool. ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/2 "2016-03-19T07:48:52Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Because I think the next democratic nominee should have Joe Biden as their running mate. I just like the guy. He’s like America’s favourite uncle. The guy who lets you have a sip from their beer. Teaches you crude jokes and always has time for you. > > I know the guy has had a hard life, so maybe let him chill at the White House until he decides to retire. I hear the food is excellent and flying in Air Force One/Two is hella cool. Yes > **[V.P. Term Limits - FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2008/04/vp-term-limits/)** > > Q: Are there term limits for the vice president like there are for the president? Can they only serve two terms, too? A: No. In theory, someone could hold the office indefinitely, but no one has actually served more than two full terms. FULL QUESTION... But it isn’t going to happen ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/3 "2016-03-20T02:48:01Z")
Yes, there is one VP term limit . . . death. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/4 "2016-03-20T03:31:31Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Because I think the next democratic nominee should have Joe Biden as their running mate. I just like the guy. He’s like America’s favourite uncle. The guy who lets you have a sip from their beer. Teaches you crude jokes and always has time for you. before or after he molests you? ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/5 "2016-03-22T00:17:46Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Because I think the next democratic nominee should have Joe Biden as their running mate. I just like the guy. He’s like America’s favourite uncle. The guy who lets you have a sip from their beer. Teaches you crude jokes and always has time for you. > > I know the guy has had a hard life, so maybe let him chill at the White House until he decides to retire. I hear the food is excellent and flying in Air Force One/Two is hella cool. Something tells me that Trump won’t pick Joe. Of course Trump might just do anything. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/6 "2016-03-22T01:07:17Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Because I think the next democratic nominee should have Joe Biden as their running mate. I just like the guy. He’s like America’s favourite uncle. The guy who lets you have a sip from their beer. Teaches you crude jokes and always has time for you. > > I know the guy has had a hard life, so maybe let him chill at the White House until he decides to retire. I hear the food is excellent and flying in Air Force One/Two is hella cool. He lives at the Naval Observatory. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/7 "2016-03-22T01:07:52Z")
[George Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(vice_president)) served as Vice President under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. [John C. Calhoun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun) served as Vice President under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Oddly enough, neither one served even two full terms as VP. Clinton died in office and Calhoun resigned to return to the Senate. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-elected-in-perpetuity/749496/8 "2016-03-22T01:20:15Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > [George Clinton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(vice_president)) served as Vice President under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. . . . And he wasn’t just any ordinary Huckleberry Hound.