> Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>>> Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>>>>> John VanSickle <evi### [at] kosherhotmailcom> wrote:
>>>>>> Running for president is a full-time job, plus some.  Being an
>>>>>> active-duty general is a full-time job, plus some.
>>>>>
>>>>> That may be so in practice, but in theory I don't think there's any
>>>>> reason (legal or otherwise) why a military officer couldn't be elected
>>>>> as the president (due to some unfathomable turn of events.)
>>>
>>>> Campaigning for a federal office is a full time job for at leasth 18 months.
>>>
>>> How does that change what I said?
>>>
>
>> It changes that at the time of his election, he would no longer be a
>> military officer, since he would have been dishonorably discharged a
>> year prior.
>
> You seem to be saying that it's impossible for a person to be elected
> president unless they engage in a full-time campaigning job.
>
> Why? Is there a law that I don't know of that precludes anybody who does
> not campaign to be elected president?
>
> As I said: It may be impossible *in practice* for someone to get elected
> without running a campaign (for the simple reason that people don't get
> to know the candidate), but in theory there's no reason why a military
> officer couldn't be elected president out-of-the-blue. Unless a weird law
> explicitly says that it's prohibited.
>
> In how many ways do I have to phrase this before it's understood?
>

It was understood.  In fact, I think I've said twice already that there 
are no laws preventing it.

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