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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsis it technically possible for trump to swap out his VP before impeachment?
Such as to Don Jr or Ivanka?
Thinking they will be elevated if he is booted. I'm sure this would be a GOP-wide plan.
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)H2O Man
(73,333 posts)uppityperson
(115,674 posts)RandySF
(57,661 posts)But I believe Congress votes on it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Pence cant be fired by Trump because he was elected.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Skittles
(152,966 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)H2O Man
(73,333 posts)It's Punce, not Pounce. Please have enough disrespect for him to call him by his real name.
Disaffected
(4,508 posts)best moniker yet.
Buckeyeblue
(5,491 posts)hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)He's been so good at wallpaper mode. He will claim he knew nothing and jesus would never let him participate in all this corruption, my gosh!
yonder
(9,631 posts)Big Blue Marble
(4,978 posts)It will come out that he was part of this Ukrainian conspiracy and will either be forced to resign or impeached. The question is will trump be forced to resign or impeached first. A deal Could be made to appoint a caretaker republican president who would promise not to run in 2020. This would reduce the chance of a civil war or violence from the right.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)Im not worried about that at all. The country is alreafy divided. What would be perfect is if both Dumpster & pence are ousted & we have a President Pelosi
Big Blue Marble
(4,978 posts)II do think there is more risk now of violence now,because trump is openly encouraging
it.
Clash City Rocker
(3,379 posts)Or, really, even if he isnt. Pence hitched his wagon to a vehicle thats going over a cliff. The only way to get unhitched would be to disown Trump, and he lacks the intestinal fortitude for that.
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)So, NOPE!!! He might want to do that, but there's no way it would get the OK from Congress.
And don't make me barf with that idea!!!
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)Slimy creep that he is. I'm 100% convinced that he and Miss Princess honestly think she will be the first female US President! First The Orange One stays in office for three or four terms and then Ivanka gets three or four. What could possibly go wrong?
Me.
(35,454 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)He would either have to resign on his own accord, be impeached or Trump decides to not run with him again in 2020 and therefore he doesn't win reelection - but he would only be replaced upon the start of Trump's second term with a new VP.
griffi94
(3,731 posts)That he's about to throw Pence's ass under the bus. So, unless he wants Nancy Pelosi to
be president he better resign right now. Then it would be awesome if Trump selected Jeb Bush
to be his new VP. because the only people Trump's base hates more than the Clintons are the Bush's.
Mitt Romney would be a close second. I can only imagine the whiplash Trumps base would get
trying to change directions that fast. The butt hurt would be crippling.
at140
(6,110 posts)the Indian princess Nikki Haley. If Trump is allowed to run in 2020,
Haley will be on the ticket, especially if Warren is the nominee.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,485 posts)And given the current suburban women at this juncture, they are done with Trump.
Anyone with an R after their name is tied to Trump.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)griffi94
(3,731 posts)Wouldn't support Haley. Whoever it would be will have to be as fuckin looney
as Trump. So to appease the base you're looking at Gohmert, Nunes, maybe McCarthy.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)ddr007
(25 posts)First, as others have noted, Pence would have to resign, be impeached, die from a heart attack. etc. Then, Trump's choice would have to confirmed by both houses of Congress after all the Democratic representatives became extremely drunk.
After that there is the 1967 federal nepotism law that states, "A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official."
This law was written after JFK appointed his brother, Robert, to the Attorney General position. The courts have not made a decision as to whether the word "agency" applies to the VP.
See link
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Trump can replace him as "running mate" at the convention or before the primaries, but Pence would still be VP until Jan 2020.
And theoretically he could still put his name in as VP at the convention, I think. His name will presumably also be on the primary ballots in those states that still have a GOP primary.
Pence is such a lackey, however... maybe if Trump said, "Resign," he'd do so. But then a new VP nominee would have to be named, and go before (I think) both houses of Congress and get approved, and that won't happen quickly. And I doubt they'd ever approve one of T's kids. There's also some rule about two citizens of the same state... it's legal to have 2 NYers on the ballot, but there's some big penalty, like you can't get the electoral votes. (They wouldn't get NY's anyway.)
(I wonder if those state GOPs that dropped their primaries are kicking themselves now that Trump's in trouble.)
KBlagburn
(567 posts)Amendment XII
"The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves".
Which means the president and vice president can not come from the same state. This was a problem in 2000 when W. chose cheney as his VP as they were both residents of Texas. Cheney moved his voter registration from Texas to Wyoming, his home state, and was allowed to stay on the ticket.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Too bad. I'd love to see the sht hit him in the face if he actually tried to appoint one of his evil spawn.
Polybius
(15,239 posts)brooklynite
(93,873 posts)KBlagburn
(567 posts)Amendment XXV
Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
solara
(3,832 posts)and 4 Russian Oligarchs are meeting in Italy. Maybe they are grooming Jared or even Ivanka to step into the VP slot. If this rumor is even true. But for sure Barr is there.
TeamPooka
(24,156 posts)KBlagburn
(567 posts)Amendment XII
"The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves". (President & VP cannot come from same state)
Amendment XXV
Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
doc03
(35,148 posts)Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)n/t
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)I move we use Trumpler's replacement VP as retribution for the way Merrick Garland was treated, and refuse to hold hearings on any replacement for Pence.