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Thomas Massie explode on House floor, starts naming names (Original Post) orangecrush Tuesday OP
Not literally, I hope. Thry'd need a rush job to get the carpets cleaned. NT mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #1
that may happen at tonight's to-do barbtries Tuesday #8
Sadly not literally. Buzz cook Tuesday #29
Why the Democrats HAVE to Control Congress.. homegirl Tuesday #23
"If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office." mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #27
That's not true ITAL Tuesday #28
No, that's not how impeachment works kst Tuesday #36
This message was self-deleted by its author AllyCat Wednesday #39
Nah...Ford would not have been removed. Nixon resigned to keep his pension the Bengus81 Wednesday #41
Madam Speaker????? n/t Timewas Tuesday #2
Whoever happens to be presiding over the House at the time. NT mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #3
Thank You Timewas Tuesday #32
Re: Thank You kst Tuesday #37
BRA EFFING VO Faux pas Tuesday #4
Please proceed, governor... Wednesdays Tuesday #5
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Tuesday #6
Most welcome orangecrush Tuesday #11
The glyphosate speech KT2000 Tuesday #7
Names usonian Tuesday #9
I get the feeling Massie is positioning himself to run for president. Gaugamela Tuesday #10
He is not naming Donald J. Trump. chowder66 Tuesday #12
who I might add has been mentioned over 1 million times in the epstein files Javaman Tuesday #13
Oops! He forgot to mention the guy whose name is in the files ten thousand times. Gary 50 Tuesday #14
Leon Black, Jess Staley, Leslie Wexner Renew Deal Tuesday #15
Amen and Halleluia. More of this from Congress. wnylib Tuesday #16
Uhhhhh..... SergeStorms Tuesday #17
I hear that Iran has a large gold and silver vault like Baghdad did. Rumors was that Venezuela had already shipped their LiberalArkie Tuesday #21
Trump would steal the stink off shit..... SergeStorms Tuesday #24
😂😂😂 Traildogbob Tuesday #30
He would crawl across broken glass and rizlaplus Wednesday #40
You give him too much credit. Woodwizard Wednesday #42
How will homegirl Tuesday #25
Send ICE! orangecrush Tuesday #35
His plea about Round Up was good too.. nt Figarosmom Tuesday #18
Is this old news from December? I can't see the video becuase it demands I sign in but Wonder Why Tuesday #19
It shows "February 24, 2026" on the video muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #22
Thanks. I was just trying to confirm it. Wonder Why Tuesday #26
Hooray for Rep Massie. He spoke the truth forthright. Fla Dem Tuesday #20
That's good, but all 3 of those names have been publicly linked to Epstein and possibly his crimes for Wiz Imp Tuesday #31
More please Evolve Dammit Tuesday #33
PREACH IT BROTHER THOMAS Skittles Tuesday #34
This thing is coming to the surface fast. yellow dahlia Tuesday #38
Excellent speech. Martin68 Wednesday #43

homegirl

(1,953 posts)
23. Why the Democrats HAVE to Control Congress..
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:57 PM
Tuesday
As impeachment and the implementation of the 25th Amendment are mentioned more and more frequently.

I did some research as to why Nixon resigned, it was more complicated than impeachment, trial and the mess that would follow.

If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office. I wonder how many know who was Speaker of the House at that time. So, I looked it up, if Nixon had not resigned and been impeached the Speaker of the House would have become POTUS and appointed a V.P.

The Speaker of the House was:
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977.

A DEMOCRAT!

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,048 posts)
27. "If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office."
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:02 PM
Tuesday

Why is that? Provide citations to existing law at the time, please.

Thanks, and good afternoon.

kst

(75 posts)
36. No, that's not how impeachment works
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 08:28 PM
Tuesday

"If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office."

That's incorrect. If Nixon had been impeached and convicted, he would have been removed from office and Gerald Ford would have become President.

Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution says:

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.


Some people have misinterpreted the word "all" to imply that removing a President automatically removes the entire administration. What it really means is that the President, Vice President, and all civil officers are potentially subject to impeachment, conviction, and removal. Each impeachment proceeding applies to one and only one person.

Only the individual person who is convicted is removed from office.

Perhaps "each" would have been clearer than "all". But think about it logically. Would the authors of the Constitution really have wanted an entire administration to be automatically removed due to high crimes and misdemeanors committed by one person? That would have been absurd -- and if it had been the intent, it would have been expressed more clearly.

Response to homegirl (Reply #23)

Bengus81

(10,026 posts)
41. Nah...Ford would not have been removed. Nixon resigned to keep his pension the
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:02 AM
Wednesday

way I remember it.

kst

(75 posts)
37. Re: Thank You
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 08:30 PM
Tuesday

You didn't know that because it isn't true.

If Nixon had been impeached, convicted, and removed from office, Vice President Gerald Ford would immediately have become President. Impeachment affects only the individual who is impeached.

Javaman

(65,515 posts)
13. who I might add has been mentioned over 1 million times in the epstein files
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:19 PM
Tuesday

at the end of the day, while massie tries his best(he's still a repuke afterall), it's really not all that great.

Gary 50

(485 posts)
14. Oops! He forgot to mention the guy whose name is in the files ten thousand times.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:21 PM
Tuesday

You know, the guy responsible for the cover up Massie is supposedly so upset about.

SergeStorms

(20,337 posts)
17. Uhhhhh.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:28 PM
Tuesday

I imagine Krasnov is finalizing his plans to attack Iran as we speak.

He's gonna need a YUGE diversion, and very soon.

How many of this country's men an women will be sacrificed to protect The Fascist Orange Pedophile now?

LiberalArkie

(19,598 posts)
21. I hear that Iran has a large gold and silver vault like Baghdad did. Rumors was that Venezuela had already shipped their
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:47 PM
Tuesday

silver to China and Switzerland.

SergeStorms

(20,337 posts)
24. Trump would steal the stink off shit.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:59 PM
Tuesday

if it had a penny's worth of value. I put absolutely nothing past him.

homegirl

(1,953 posts)
25. How will
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:59 PM
Tuesday

the pot bellied MAGA Youth ever pass the physical when Trump brings back the draft?

Wonder Why

(6,745 posts)
19. Is this old news from December? I can't see the video becuase it demands I sign in but
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:46 PM
Tuesday

the video info points to Forbes Breaking News and I see nothing there. A search of Forbes site doesn't show anything new but references his threats in December 2025.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,960 posts)
22. It shows "February 24, 2026" on the video
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:56 PM
Tuesday

and he mentions Peter Mandelson being arrested, which was yesterday.

Wiz Imp

(9,625 posts)
31. That's good, but all 3 of those names have been publicly linked to Epstein and possibly his crimes for
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:46 PM
Tuesday

For a long time. Somebody needs to start naming names that aren't already public.

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