2016 Postmortem

onenote

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15. Never going to happen

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 10:48 PM

Mar 2013

Since Truman, the Speaker of the House and the President/VP have been from different parties more often than not: From 1946-48, 1954-1960, 1968-1976, 1980-1992, 1994-2000, 2006-2008, and 2010 to present. Twenty-eight of those years, the President/VP was a repub and the Speaker was a Democrat; only 10 years was the President/VP a Democrat and the Speaker a repub. Neither party would support making the change you propose. After Truman succeeded to the Presidency upon FDR's death, there was no VP and a republican speaker. But no one proposed the change you have suggested.

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ACK! President Boehner for 20 Minutes? [View all] babylonsister Mar 2013 OP

He'd probably be too drunk to notice, anyway. n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #1

Sign an executive order where he confiscates the nations liquor for himself. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #2

No deal if the 20 minutes are during happy hour Blue Owl Mar 2013 #3

"Luckily, there is no reason to panic" demwing Mar 2013 #4

actually most of the rules of succession are covered by statute, not the Constitution. onenote Mar 2013 #8

Fair enough, but luck still has no part demwing Mar 2013 #10

Correct. And the author of the article who wrote that is an idiot. onenote Mar 2013 #11

There is reason to worry AverageMe Mar 2013 #14

Never going to happen onenote Mar 2013 #15

20 Minutes In The Hands Of These Repugs Could Spell Disaster..... global1 Mar 2013 #5

That is silly. President Obama will still be the ONLY president no matter where in the world he is. Tx4obama Mar 2013 #6

+ a really big number onenote Mar 2013 #7

Um....just because the President isn't in the country doesn't mean he stops being the President. Arkana Mar 2013 #9

Boehner's 20 minutes in emoticons: Aristus Mar 2013 #12

Can we PLEASE be serious... brooklynite Mar 2013 #13

Could he sign bills into law during that 20 minutes? (theoretically) Kablooie Mar 2013 #16

No budkin Mar 2013 #17

One small detail: Brigid Mar 2013 #18