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Thomas Massie explode on House floor, starts naming names (Original Post) orangecrush Yesterday OP
Not literally, I hope. Thry'd need a rush job to get the carpets cleaned. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1
that may happen at tonight's to-do barbtries Yesterday #8
Sadly not literally. Buzz cook Yesterday #29
Why the Democrats HAVE to Control Congress.. homegirl Yesterday #23
"If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office." mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #27
That's not true ITAL Yesterday #28
No, that's not how impeachment works kst 21 hrs ago #36
This message was self-deleted by its author AllyCat 10 hrs ago #39
Nah...Ford would not have been removed. Nixon resigned to keep his pension the Bengus81 8 hrs ago #41
Madam Speaker????? n/t Timewas Yesterday #2
Whoever happens to be presiding over the House at the time. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #3
Thank You Timewas 23 hrs ago #32
Re: Thank You kst 21 hrs ago #37
BRA EFFING VO Faux pas Yesterday #4
Please proceed, governor... Wednesdays Yesterday #5
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Yesterday #6
Most welcome orangecrush Yesterday #11
The glyphosate speech KT2000 Yesterday #7
Names usonian Yesterday #9
I get the feeling Massie is positioning himself to run for president. Gaugamela Yesterday #10
He is not naming Donald J. Trump. chowder66 Yesterday #12
who I might add has been mentioned over 1 million times in the epstein files Javaman Yesterday #13
Oops! He forgot to mention the guy whose name is in the files ten thousand times. Gary 50 Yesterday #14
Leon Black, Jess Staley, Leslie Wexner Renew Deal Yesterday #15
Amen and Halleluia. More of this from Congress. wnylib Yesterday #16
Uhhhhh..... SergeStorms Yesterday #17
I hear that Iran has a large gold and silver vault like Baghdad did. Rumors was that Venezuela had already shipped their LiberalArkie Yesterday #21
Trump would steal the stink off shit..... SergeStorms Yesterday #24
😂😂😂 Traildogbob Yesterday #30
He would crawl across broken glass and rizlaplus 10 hrs ago #40
You give him too much credit. Woodwizard 7 hrs ago #42
How will homegirl Yesterday #25
Send ICE! orangecrush 21 hrs ago #35
His plea about Round Up was good too.. nt Figarosmom Yesterday #18
Is this old news from December? I can't see the video becuase it demands I sign in but Wonder Why Yesterday #19
It shows "February 24, 2026" on the video muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #22
Thanks. I was just trying to confirm it. Wonder Why Yesterday #26
Hooray for Rep Massie. He spoke the truth forthright. Fla Dem Yesterday #20
That's good, but all 3 of those names have been publicly linked to Epstein and possibly his crimes for Wiz Imp 23 hrs ago #31
More please Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #33
PREACH IT BROTHER THOMAS Skittles 21 hrs ago #34
This thing is coming to the surface fast. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #38
Excellent speech. Martin68 5 hrs ago #43

homegirl

(1,953 posts)
23. Why the Democrats HAVE to Control Congress..
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:57 PM
Yesterday
As impeachment and the implementation of the 25th Amendment are mentioned more and more frequently.

I did some research as to why Nixon resigned, it was more complicated than impeachment, trial and the mess that would follow.

If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office. I wonder how many know who was Speaker of the House at that time. So, I looked it up, if Nixon had not resigned and been impeached the Speaker of the House would have become POTUS and appointed a V.P.

The Speaker of the House was:
Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 46th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district as a Democrat from 1947 to 1977.

A DEMOCRAT!

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,022 posts)
27. "If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office."
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

Why is that? Provide citations to existing law at the time, please.

Thanks, and good afternoon.

kst

(75 posts)
36. No, that's not how impeachment works
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 08:28 PM
21 hrs ago

"If Nixon had been impeached Gerald Ford his VP would also be out of office."

That's incorrect. If Nixon had been impeached and convicted, he would have been removed from office and Gerald Ford would have become President.

Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution says:

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.


Some people have misinterpreted the word "all" to imply that removing a President automatically removes the entire administration. What it really means is that the President, Vice President, and all civil officers are potentially subject to impeachment, conviction, and removal. Each impeachment proceeding applies to one and only one person.

Only the individual person who is convicted is removed from office.

Perhaps "each" would have been clearer than "all". But think about it logically. Would the authors of the Constitution really have wanted an entire administration to be automatically removed due to high crimes and misdemeanors committed by one person? That would have been absurd -- and if it had been the intent, it would have been expressed more clearly.

Response to homegirl (Reply #23)

Bengus81

(10,013 posts)
41. Nah...Ford would not have been removed. Nixon resigned to keep his pension the
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:02 AM
8 hrs ago

way I remember it.

kst

(75 posts)
37. Re: Thank You
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 08:30 PM
21 hrs ago

You didn't know that because it isn't true.

If Nixon had been impeached, convicted, and removed from office, Vice President Gerald Ford would immediately have become President. Impeachment affects only the individual who is impeached.

Javaman

(65,505 posts)
13. who I might add has been mentioned over 1 million times in the epstein files
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:19 PM
Yesterday

at the end of the day, while massie tries his best(he's still a repuke afterall), it's really not all that great.

Gary 50

(485 posts)
14. Oops! He forgot to mention the guy whose name is in the files ten thousand times.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:21 PM
Yesterday

You know, the guy responsible for the cover up Massie is supposedly so upset about.

SergeStorms

(20,318 posts)
17. Uhhhhh.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:28 PM
Yesterday

I imagine Krasnov is finalizing his plans to attack Iran as we speak.

He's gonna need a YUGE diversion, and very soon.

How many of this country's men an women will be sacrificed to protect The Fascist Orange Pedophile now?

LiberalArkie

(19,590 posts)
21. I hear that Iran has a large gold and silver vault like Baghdad did. Rumors was that Venezuela had already shipped their
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:47 PM
Yesterday

silver to China and Switzerland.

SergeStorms

(20,318 posts)
24. Trump would steal the stink off shit.....
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:59 PM
Yesterday

if it had a penny's worth of value. I put absolutely nothing past him.

homegirl

(1,953 posts)
25. How will
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:59 PM
Yesterday

the pot bellied MAGA Youth ever pass the physical when Trump brings back the draft?

Wonder Why

(6,739 posts)
19. Is this old news from December? I can't see the video becuase it demands I sign in but
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:46 PM
Yesterday

the video info points to Forbes Breaking News and I see nothing there. A search of Forbes site doesn't show anything new but references his threats in December 2025.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,947 posts)
22. It shows "February 24, 2026" on the video
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:56 PM
Yesterday

and he mentions Peter Mandelson being arrested, which was yesterday.

Wiz Imp

(9,595 posts)
31. That's good, but all 3 of those names have been publicly linked to Epstein and possibly his crimes for
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 05:46 PM
23 hrs ago

For a long time. Somebody needs to start naming names that aren't already public.

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