Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

(77,097 posts)

2. Speaker of the House can't take power away from the sitting President of the United States! We have

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 11:59 PM

Dec 2016

a sitting President! And a Vice President. This is a coup!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

16 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Paul Ryan is going to steal the election. [View all] sofa king Dec 2016 OP

Some game is afoot C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #1

I wouldn't count out Barack Obama. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #8

Master strategist C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #12

You must have felt pretty vindicated today! flamingdem Dec 2016 #3

Not vindicated. Horrified. sofa king Dec 2016 #4

They will have to choose a consensus candidate... roamer65 Dec 2016 #5

A "consensus" candidate will be illegitimate by definition. duffyduff Dec 2016 #14

What is to gain from that? Travis_0004 Dec 2016 #7

They do want Ryan to be President... sofa king Dec 2016 #13

I don't think that's one of his options, at least hughee99 Dec 2016 #10

Do you have a better idea? duffyduff Dec 2016 #15

Virtually any idea is better than allowing the sitting hughee99 Dec 2016 #16