Is this why power hasn't been turned over to Pence?

[Nevilledog]

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If Trump temporarily hands over power to Pence, he would have all the "powers and duties" of the office as acting president.

It would mean Pence wouldn't be serving as VP, and the office would be vacant. He couldn't break a tie in the Senate.

Is that why Trump hasn't done so?
12:40 PM · Oct 3, 2020

[Beachnutt]

1. I thought it was because he may be indicted during that time

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. No, IMO while that might be A reason not to, the fascist dictator who has an IQ

of at or below 70 (borderline) his orders and those from putin to him are never let power go...if they can they will not turn power over to the VP and will lie to us about the condition of traitor, Kushner is in charge probably.

Problem with all that is someone will leak it and then we will see just how bad putin wants power, how bad kushner wants it.

These are scary times, lots of very bad people are desperate. They will kill us without thinking twice if it serves their purpose.

[exboyfil]

3. Nothing about vacating the powers and duties of the VP in the Constitution

Obviously it is whatever the USSC would say, but I read it as being Pence is Acting President but he is still also Vice President. He can exercise the power and duties of both roles.

I would go with the Goering theory where Trump is paranoid about Pence having that status. It also is an admission of the seriousness of Trump's condition which is political suicide.

[Salviati]

6. Yeah, I was thinking along the lines of the OP as well, until i actually went and read the 25th...

Then I came around to your point of view. Now if he decides to resign (ha!) or dies, then pence automatically becomes President, and they'd lose their tiebreaker vote, but it seems like it's only in those circumstances (or impeachment)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. There are boatloads of shit like this that needs new law in Biden administration to clarify it. nt

[soothsayer]

4. Someone here said in that instance, he's both prez and vp

IIRC

[Nevilledog]

7. Hmmmmmm

[Bad Thoughts]

5. It's about image

McConnell would not call a vote he couldn't win, and he controls the schedule.

[lindysalsagal]

8. Maybe, but it explains why McTurtle just announced he's putting the senate on vaca

for 2 weeks.....

[caraher]

10. What votes are coming up that we might expect to be tied?

I don't think this speculation has much merit.

[Nevilledog]

11. Supreme Court confirmation.

[caraher]

13. There are 53 Republican senators

I don't think there are 3 defections, just two.

[JI7]

12. NO, becsuse he doesn't think he will get it back.

[solara]

14. Pence might also be positive..

Does anyone really think they would tell us if he was? There is way too much at stake.

If both trump and pence are taken out, there is no question Pelosi would assume the office of President. pence is first in line, Pelosi is second in line for the Presidency. So no way would McConnell allow that to happen.

If it is just pence who takes over for trump, when he is unable to execute his duties as President, I think he can nominate a person to be his VP, who would be able to break a tie in the Senate, since pence would actually be president. But it depends on just how compromised trump is and if he would ever be able re-assume the office, I think.