If repubs take House & Senate. Impeach Biden. Would they refuse a new VP in their hate?

[keithbvadu2]

If repubs take House & Senate. Impeach Biden. Would they refuse a new VP in their hate?

They dream of impeaching both Biden & Kamala and installing Speaker MTG (really McCarthy) but it does not work that way.

But it's not true that the speaker of the House — or any other predetermined individual — automatically becomes vice president. Upon becoming president, the former vice president would choose another individual to become his or her vice president.

"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," Section 2 of the amendment explains.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/20/fact-check-if-vp-becomes-president-house-speaker-doesnt-move-vp/3399838001/

-------------- edit: As I said, it's their "dream".

[Demsrule86]

1. They don't have votes to convict. What are you talking about!

[JohnSJ]

4. Exactly. It would be a pure waste of time. Also, what would they impeach him on, being a Democrat?

[themaguffin]

17. Yes! They absolutely will impeach Biden just because.

[Demsrule86]

28. So, they impeach Biden. A big who cares...they don't have the votes to convict...so we don't have

to worry about the VP in this case...stop scaring people for something that can't happen.

[themaguffin]

37. I'm not scaring anyone.

[sarisataka]

38. Think of the shame

As I recall from a couple years back, conviction wasn't the point.

Impeachment was the worst thing that could happen to a President short of being removed from office. The impeachment would be a part of history and an asterisk might be put next to your name in books.

Even worse would be multiple impeachment. Can you imagine the shame of a President with three, or more, asterisks?



*do I really needs to add it here?*

[beaglelover]

42. From now on, the party in control of Congress will impeach the sitting POTUS if they are

in the other party. It's just going to be something we need to get used to happening from now on.

[sarisataka]

43. So in the future

A Democratic controlled Congress will use impeachment as a political weapon just the same as republicans?

Is that something we really should just accept?

[beaglelover]

44. You don't have to accept it, but it's going to be the new norm. That's how messed up

the USA is now. And I don't see it changing in the future.

[Mr.Bill]

53. And when it goes to the Senate

Schumer damn well better not allow any witnesses to testify, just like McConnell did.

[jmowreader]

34. Most of the impeachment resolutions that have already been filed...

…mention either or all of the Afghanistan pullout, which Trump engineered; the border situation, which has been screwed-up for decades; or inflation, which is a private-sector thing. In essence they’re impeaching him for being a Democrat. I figure if they accidentally do get the House majority they’ll impeach him over Hunter’s laptop.

And if one impeachment fails they’ll file more. I suspect he’ll be impeached twenty times, and Trump - let’s face it, they don’t have anyone else - will run on a “do you really want to keep a president who’s been impeached twenty times?” platform.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

51. You forgot the time he wore a tan suit. NT

[jmowreader]

56. We have a perfect defense for that

LOTS of pictures of Reagan in a tan suit.

[keithbvadu2]

57. The evil tan suit

[keithbvadu2]

7. It's their dream scenario.

It's their dream scenario.

[Amishman]

40. This, not worth even talking about. They won't have the votes.

In our current fractured political landscape, the 2/3rds bar for removal is unreachable.

Impeachment effectively no longer exists as anything more than an empty admonishment.

[EarlG]

2. How are they supposed to remove Biden from office?

Even if they gin up some impeachment BS, they'd still need two-thirds of the Senate to vote for to remove Biden, which won't happen.

[jimfields33]

5. I think impeachment is too easy

Only a majority in the house is needed? That makes it too easy to just impeach for any reason. Didn’t tie shoe right, impeach. I think they will impeach three times just because. I’d rather they change the rules to 60 percent of the house at least.

[sarisataka]

15. I remember how we complained

Between 2016 and 2020 about how the process was too easy. There must have been hundreds of calls to make it more difficult.

[jimfields33]

18. I know. I earned the hypocrisy tag on this.

[sarisataka]

19. Awareness of our flaws

Is the first step. Unless you are perfect like me

[Demsrule86]

29. And so what if they do? I don't give a damn...and you assume they win the House, I posted

an OP where a 538 scenario gives the House and the Senate to the GOP. It may happen or it may not, but I am not worried to give up on the election and I truly don't give a damn if they impeach Biden. It is meaningless when they can't convict.

[jimfields33]

31. Go down the thread. You'll see more.

[dsc]

3. Fortunately we don't have to worry about that

since they won't have 67 Senators. That said, they would never accept a new VP. One of the reasons Nixon picked Ford when Agnew resigned is that Ford was House Minority leader and very popular with both sides of the aisle. He feared his choice could be rejected.

[kelly1mm]

6. I think they will impeach President Biden 3 times

Just to be able to say he is/was the most impeached President ever but he will not be convicted in the Senate, at least for anything he has done so far and I think it HIGHLY unlikely that he would actually commit an offense that justifies removal from office.

[rso]

8. Impeachment

There is no way the republithugs can get a conviction in the Senate, so they won’t be able to remove anyone.

[Bettie]

9. They would have to win all the senate races

to be able to convict and remove.

Do you really think that's going to happen? I don't.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. The GOP will never be able to remove Joe Biden

It takes two-thirds vote in the Senate to remove a POTUS by means of impeachment

[BlackSkimmer]

11. On what possible grounds would they impeach Biden?

That makes no sense.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

21. They'll find something

It's a solution in search of a cause for them.
Probably something something Hunter Biden... or Ukraine... or Saudi oil... or Fentanyl.

[Mad_Machine76]

22. Afghanistan, the Border, Hunter

They don't need an actual reasonable justification, just a pretext to tee up a vote and do some grandstanding even if it dies a quick death in the Senate. I've heard that they want to go after Mayorkas on the Border, so their zeal to impeach is not limited to just Biden. The article I read made it sound like McCarthy is not necessarily on board with impeachment and just wants to "Benghazi" Biden before the 2024 Election but may not have any choice if the "base" makes enough noise- assuming they win the House, of course.

[Shrek]

23. "Oath of office violation" is a common theme on the right

I'm not going to link any of the pieces but you can find them easily enough if you want.

[jmowreader]

35. In which case...

…why do they love Trump so much? That rat bastard violated his oath of office on an hourly basis.

[33taw]

12. The republicans do not have the votes to remove Biden.

[ForgedCrank]

13. They don't have

nearly the required votes to convict him and remove him from office, especially on bullshit accusations (whatever those might be?).
It would be nothing but an empty effort in an attempt to claim they impeached him, and they would be left looking petty for having done it.

[tavernier]

14. We no longer have a government.

Now it’s a football game.

[EYESORE 9001]

16. If I spent my time worrying about things that are highly improbable

I’d never get anything done. Just sayin’.

[doc03]

20. First of all, they won't have the votes to remove anyone from office nt

[MurrayDelph]

24. That was Gingrich's plan

He'd impeach Clinton, and before Gore could appoint a new vice president, they'd impeach and remove him too. This would mean that they would have to appoint Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich as president.

[Demsrule86]

30. And they didn't have the votes either so it didn't happen. And Gingrich was forced to resign when

they lost the 98 midterms.

[treestar]

55. So they can lose a midterm when there is a D President!

Who knew? I thought that was impossible and the voters compelled to vote in the opposition party!

[FalloutShelter]

25. I'm still not convinced that if they win...

they won't put Trump in as Speaker... they will impeach Biden and Harris and Trump will be in office again without having to face an election.

Tin foil hat off...

[Demsrule86]

32. I strongly suggest you read up on the constitution...you need 67 Senators to remove a president.

And that won't happen...so why not worry about things that could happen...this is pure nonsense.

[Baggies]

26. I don't see impeachment being an issue.

They view him as weak. Impeachment would only save his presidency (as they view it). They’d rather watch him spin.

Who knows. Maybe he could pass some legislation the same way Clinton did with welfare reform and tax policy.

[mcar]

27. What is the purpose of this?

It can't happen so why post this?

[Demsrule86]

33. I know right...you have to wonder if some want us to lose.

[mcar]

52. One does wonder

[Polybius]

36. They would accept Manchin for sure

It would mean a moderate VP, plus they gain a Senate seat. But Biden will never be removed from office.

[keithbvadu2]

39. This is the (false) meme they base their dream on.

This is the (false) meme they base their dream on.

It went around in right wing circles.

[Genki Hikari]

47. The 25th Amendment says Bull

Harris would get to choose who she wants as VP, and then that the House and Senate will have to vote to approve that person.

The only way Pelosi would become POTUS is if Biden and Harris died at or around the same time.

But then, they don't know any Amendment except the 2nd, so no surprise they think this is how it works.

[fescuerescue]

41. They probably will vote to impeach

But they won't be able to convict.

I suspect that that every new President will be impeached for many years to come when the House is of the opposite party.

That die is pretty well set.

[Genki Hikari]

45. Oh for crying out loud

They won't have the votes in the Senate to remove Biden.

There are plenty of things to worry about with them taking the House and Senate, but this isn't one of them.

[BlackSkimmer]

46. Impeach him for what, exactly?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

48. Man, there are some nice drugs out there today. I'll have what you're having.

Which Republican official has stated that Biden will be removed from office? Not just a lowly crackhead, but someone up at the top?

Thanks.

[Genki Hikari]

49. I prefer drugs that don't kill brain cells

So I don't need whatever drugs went into this one.

YMMV.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

50. "If smoking marijuana causes short-term memory loss, what does smoking marijuana do?"

If smoking marijuana causes short-term memory loss, what does smoking marijuana do?

Link to tweet

[budkin]

54. They couldn't come close to convicting.

So it's irrelevant.

[onenote]

58. Some OPs are so stupid you can just skip reading the comments