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

homegirl

(1,962 posts)
23. Why the Democrats HAVE to Control Congress..
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:57 PM
Feb 24
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

(69,532 posts)
27. "If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office."
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:02 PM
Feb 24

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

Thanks, and good afternoon.

kst

(76 posts)
36. No, that's not how impeachment works
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:28 PM
Feb 24

"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

(10,136 posts)
41. Nah...Ford would not have been removed. Nixon resigned to keep his pension the
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:02 AM
Feb 25

way I remember it.

kst

(76 posts)
37. Re: Thank You
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:30 PM
Feb 24

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

(65,652 posts)
13. who I might add has been mentioned over 1 million times in the epstein files
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:19 PM
Feb 24

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

(489 posts)
14. Oops! He forgot to mention the guy whose name is in the files ten thousand times.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:21 PM
Feb 24

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

SergeStorms

(20,509 posts)
17. Uhhhhh.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:28 PM
Feb 24

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

(19,741 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, 05:47 PM
Feb 24

silver to China and Switzerland.

SergeStorms

(20,509 posts)
24. Trump would steal the stink off shit.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:59 PM
Feb 24

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

homegirl

(1,962 posts)
25. How will
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:59 PM
Feb 24

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

Wonder Why

(6,909 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, 05:46 PM
Feb 24

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

(106,108 posts)
22. It shows "February 24, 2026" on the video
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:56 PM
Feb 24

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

Wiz Imp

(9,902 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, 06:46 PM
Feb 24

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

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