If Bush and Cheney get impeached and Condi is nailed

[Quixote1818]

among others, who are we left with as President?

Bill Frist?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. There was a list on here long as your arm, and NONE of the names

were people you'd want to see in charge. *sigh*

[RethugAssKicker]

2. Condi nailed?... I wouln't touch her..

with your #### (lol)

[AverageJoe]

3. I think it would then go to the speaker of the house

Dennis Hastert

[FreedomAngel82]

8. And what if

they can prove that Bush stole the election? Too bad we couldn't get Fitzegerald to do that case. What's the latest with that?

[SteppingRazor]

9. There's a wholoe lot of info in the Election 2004 forum n/t

[emcguffie]

15. that's my question.

It seems to me that if we can prove the election was stolen, everything they've done, all the appointments, should be null and void.

But it's so hard to imagine how this could be played out, I think that's what makes it seem so unlikely, almost impossible. But really, if we could just prove the election was stolen, Kerry should be inaugurated, shouldn't he? Aren't there federal laws about stealing elections? Could a supreme * appointed be un-appointed? Seems reasonable to me.

And that is why I think we must continue to build the case that the election was stolen, and not "get over it and move on."

[emcguffie]

17. And then --

-- if he were impeached, if THEY were impeached, it seems that might make it more likely or more possible to prove the election was stolen. And then, what happens? Wouldn't Kerry go in, and toss out everything that * did, all his judicial appointments, and such?

If we can prove the election was stolen, can't we roll back what has been done in his second term, on that basis? That it was all done illegally?

[Child_Of_Isis]

18. Maybe Bush was "allowed" to steal the election.

In order to bring the whole neocon tribe down.

[Jersey Devil]

14. The order of succession is to the speaker before the sec of state

order of succession under the 25th Amendment

The Vice President Richard Cheney
Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff

NOTE: An official cannot succeed to the Presidency unless that person meets the Constitutional requirements.
1. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the vice president is absent. By tradition the position is held by the senior member of the majority party.
2. Carlos Gutierrez was born in Cuba and is ineligible.
3. Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan and is ineligible.
4. May move to number 8 on the list pending legislation

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html

[Geoff R. Casavant]

19. Here's an interesting twist

I saw this a while back in a different context.

Under the Presidential Succession Act (or whatever its true name is), if both Prez and VP are dead, removed, whatever, then the Speaker of the House becomes new President.

My recollection is that, from a straight seniority position, Delay should have been up for speakership before Hastert, but declined to "run." I expect if there is ever a real possibility of the Speaker taking over, there will be an emergency vote to elect a new Speaker, and Delay will toss his hat in the ring.

[Walt Starr]

4. Condi is not in line after Cheney

First person after Cheney is currenlty Dennis Hastert of Illinois.

After Hastert comes Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.

[Quixote1818]

11. So it would be Hastert then.

I guess we could do worse but yuck!

[Goldmund]

5. Hastert

even if Condi isn't nailed

[TheFarseer]

6. What can you nail Condi with?

She just reads the teleprompter and memorizes three answers to reply to any and all questions with.

[SteppingRazor]

7. It doesn't pass to the Senate Majority Leader...

It passes to the Senate President Pro Tem, which I believe is Ted Stevens of Alaska. Following that, it goes to the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert.

[Walt Starr]

16. Hastert comes before Stevens

Here is the succession list:

The Vice President Richard Cheney
Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff


This is set forth in The Presidential Succession Act of 1947.

[Greybnk48]

10. this would be such a unique situation

that I think a new election may be called for. At least, with corruption as rampant as it is, that's what should be done.

[Quixote1818]

13. Interesting! nt

[enid602]

12. Condi

How are they going to find someone willing to nail Condi? I've heard of duty in the line of fire, but that's cruel and unusual punishment.