Orrex
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:43 AM
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Can the President simply fire the Vice President, or is something more elaborate required? Would it be a case of "I'd like your resignation on my desk by morning," or could the Prez just say "Don't let the door hit you in the ass" and leave it at that?
Sorry--this is probably really obvious, but I'm embarrassed to say that didn't know the answer off the top of my head.
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:46 AM
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since Cheney was also on the ticket.
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:46 AM
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2. Vice President was elected by the people |
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President cannot simply fire him
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:47 AM
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4. Neither was elected by the people, silly. |
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:49 AM
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:49 AM
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9. ok, theoretically he was elected by the people |
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and then you have crimes which undermine the whole process
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:46 AM
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3. He can't fire him, because he was elected, not appointed. |
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the american people (allegedly) put him in office, and he cannot be "fired' in the normal way. certainly, he can be pressured to resign, but in this instance, I think you're mixing up the ventriloquist and the dummy.
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:47 AM
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:48 AM
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6. Ask for his resignation. Or demand it. Agnew 'resigned'. |
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:48 AM
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7. The Vice President is an elected official. |
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To get rid of him against his will, he would have to be Impeached or forced with political pressure to resign. He always has the option to resign as does the president.
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:49 AM
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10. What are they waiting for? |
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Tue Mar-27-07 10:22 AM
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:52 AM
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11. This is actually where the term "at the pleasure of the President" applies |
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Resignation is the usual course of business.
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Tue Mar-27-07 09:54 AM
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12. Congress can remove him but other then that he would have to step down |
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Tue Mar-27-07 10:20 AM
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13. reagan hated poppy, but never got rid of him (of course the rockefellers |
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Tue Mar-27-07 10:22 AM
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14. Could Cheney replace Dubya? |
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Maybe with some kind of a remote controlled puppet?
Oh wait ... what's that radio receiver in shrub's ear? ... :eyes:
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Tue Mar-27-07 10:24 AM
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16. Beyond asking for his resignation... |
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...no. But the President could make the VP superfluous because he really has no other formal duties or powers other than his role in the Senate.
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Tue Mar-27-07 01:36 PM
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17. Thank you, all, for your answers! |
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You helped to resolve our discussion in a peaceable fashion.
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