That’s not actually clear. The 12th says if you’re ineligible to be president then you’re ineligible to be VP. But the 22nd doesn’t say you’re ineligible to be president, it says you’re ineligible to be elected president. That’s a meaningful enough distinction to leave plenty of room for interpretation.
That’s not actually clear. The 12th says if you’re ineligible to be president then you’re ineligible to be VP. But the 22nd doesn’t say you’re ineligible to be president, it says you’re ineligible to be elected president. That’s a meaningful enough distinction to leave plenty of room for interpretation.