What are the rules on Vice-Presidency?

[mhatrw]

How about a Sanders/Pope Francis ticket?

[Warren DeMontague]

1. I'd much rather see a Sanders/Clinton ticket.

Seriously, The Pope already has a job. And, no thanks.

If we want to go into la-la land, let's talk about sticking Wavy Gravy on the ticket. At least he's pro-choice.

[mhatrw]

5. OK, George is better for sure.

The Pope was just a compromise VP candidate.

Both are very strong on Liberation Theology.

"Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow."

[PoliticAverse]

2. The rules are in the US Constitution...

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

[nitpicker]

3. You COULD have the ticket be from one state

BUT as a practical matter, the Constitution states the electors in state X cannot vote for both President from state X and VP from state X. That could mean in a close election, the forced non-choice of the VP by one state's electors could allow the other party's candidate to be elected VP.

That's why one would "never" see a Jeb-Rubio ticket, even if Trump or someone else implodes.

[SouthernProgressive]

4. Hit a home run with this one. Nt

[Warren Stupidity]

6. You do know that the pope is an anti-choice, homophobe, right?

His statements are clear and on the record. Complete opposition to all forms of birth control, complete opposition to full equality for homosexuals, and the head of an authoritarian misogynist homophobic institution with a long history of shielding pederasts from prosecution.

Why would I vote for the pope?

[brooklynite]

7. Why would you wasn't someone as incompetent as Pope Francis?

He keeps saying great things, but he can never get the Vatican to go along with him...

[djean111]

8. Oh, sorry, I could not vote for a homophobic VP.

Watch what Pope Francis does, as opposed to believing what he says.

[MiniMe]

9. Aside from the things that others have posted, he was not born in the US and is not a US citizen

The rule is that the VP has to be eligible to become President, and the Pope is not eligible

[Bluenorthwest]

10. He is a bigoted homophobe and opponent of reproductive rights whose followers seem ignorant of

Constitutional basics even as they demand to control government and the lives of others. So that's a big giant no to this foolish and bigoted concept.

[Recursion]

11. He is ineligible to be President, and is a foreign head of state

Both disqualify him from the Vice Presidency (in that the Papacy is an honor or emoulment)

[bvf]

12. I realize you're kidding

but you do understand you're kidding in the same way as if you were to suggest a Sanders/Huckabee ticket, right?

All the nice words from Frank don't amount to crap, given his stance on gay marriage and women's rights, contraception being just the beginning.

ETA:

Oh, then there's this:

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/150907