It would be a fuckfest since the federal government doesn't have any legal authority over the election process, such as putting candidates on the ballot. So Constitutionally it would be strictly illegal, but if enough individual states put the name on the ballot it would be hard for the federal government to strike it down.
Of course, according to the constitution the people do not elect the president at all. The electoral college does, and most (all?) states have state laws saying their electoral college is determined by their states' popular vote. IANAL, but I could concieve of a this situation.
A popular non-American runs on the Republican ticket and the Red states fall in line, putting him on the ballot. The courts cannot shut the election down in time (and legally are barred from changing the election date) and in a weird scenario the non-American wins. The electoral college vote would likely get tied up in court proceedings and from there it depends on the Supreme Court. A non-American cannot be president by the constitution, so they might rule that while elected president, they cannot serve and invoke the 25th amendment for presidential succession, making the Vice President the new President.
But I really don't see this happening, especially with a Musk type guy.
musk is the kinda guy to talk up a whirlwind about how hes gonna run and change history and the laws and shit and then just drop it after reaping whatever benefits he wanted. pump and dump baby.
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It would be a fuckfest since the federal government doesn't have any legal authority over the election process, such as putting candidates on the ballot. So Constitutionally it would be strictly illegal, but if enough individual states put the name on the ballot it would be hard for the federal government to strike it down.
Of course, according to the constitution the people do not elect the president at all. The electoral college does, and most (all?) states have state laws saying their electoral college is determined by their states' popular vote. IANAL, but I could concieve of a this situation.
A popular non-American runs on the Republican ticket and the Red states fall in line, putting him on the ballot. The courts cannot shut the election down in time (and legally are barred from changing the election date) and in a weird scenario the non-American wins. The electoral college vote would likely get tied up in court proceedings and from there it depends on the Supreme Court. A non-American cannot be president by the constitution, so they might rule that while elected president, they cannot serve and invoke the 25th amendment for presidential succession, making the Vice President the new President.
But I really don't see this happening, especially with a Musk type guy.
musk is the kinda guy to talk up a whirlwind about how hes gonna run and change history and the laws and shit and then just drop it after reaping whatever benefits he wanted. pump and dump baby.