Paul Ryan, one of our WI fucks, will be VP if Cheeto resigns

[jodymarie aimee]

Thom Hartmann just predicted in 6-12 months, indictments will be brought down for Paully Walnuts, Donnie Jr and Jared. Then Cheetoman will pardon them, and resign. He said then Paul Ryan, one of our WI fucks, will be VP. I didn't know that part.

[lisa58]

1. I don't think so -

Pence (if he survives and becomes president) will choose his own vp

[jodymarie aimee]

4. yup

that's what I thought.

[struggle4progress]

2. Hartmann should actually read the constitution before blathering

[ksoze]

3. Which is why we need a huge mid-term win and overthrow them

[exboyfil]

5. Condi Rice or Nikki Haley

[grantcart]

8. my guess is Mitch Daniels

[exboyfil]

16. Would be a problem unless they lie again

about their state of residence (ala Bush/Cheney both Texans). Pence was Indiana in the 2016 General Election so I guess he could change it to Washington, D.C. now, but they should expect to get some flak for it.

One member of the ticket could agree to give up the Indiana electoral votes. That would be an option as well. In a close election, if the Republicans won, you might have the VP decided by the House.

[WePurrsevere]

6. Only if Pence, assuming he becomes President, chooses him and

both Houses of Congress would have to approve his choice.

It's in the Constitution...
https://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am25
>>2. 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.<<

[Tatiana]

7. Doesn't the VP have to be confirmed by the Senate if not directly elected? n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Ummm.............

[dsc]

10. He would not be VP

he would be number 2 in line until the VP was replaced but he wouldn't become VP unless he was a appointed by Pence and confirmed by the Senate like Ford was in the wake of Agnew's resignation.

[Codeine]

11. He should spend less time reading RT talking points

and more time reading the Constitution. We don't just bump everyone up a level, ferfuxsake.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. 25th Amendment

25th Amendment: 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.

[BigmanPigman]

13. He is guilty of complicity...if dems are smart they will run with that!

If it comes down to it and he isn't found guilty of a crime before 2018, the dems should do what they have't done before. That means take a page from the Repub playbook and be loud, consistant and unified with a non stop assault on every single GOP rep. They have enough sound bites to back them up plus some.

[ReformedGOPer]

14. The speaker is third in line

only in case something happens to both the potus and vp simultaneously.
Gerald Ford got to pick his own vp.

[mcar]

15. Not unless Pence appoints him VP

Speaker of the House is next in line of presidential succession, after VP. Doesn't mean he automatically gets bumped to VP.

[MiniMe]

17. Not true

If Pence becomes President because tRump resigns, Pence will get to nominate a new VP, just like Gerald Ford when Nixon resigned. And the VP will have to be approved by the House, at least I think it is the house. While it could be Ryan, it isn't an automatic.