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mahatmakanejeeves
(69,022 posts)barbtries
(31,265 posts)krasnov is known to explode in public.
Buzz cook
(2,861 posts).
homegirl
(1,953 posts)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)Why is that? Provide citations to existing law at the time, please.
Thanks, and good afternoon.
ITAL
(1,302 posts)Ford would have assumed the presidency.
kst
(75 posts)"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:
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.
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Bengus81
(10,013 posts)way I remember it.
Timewas
(2,702 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(69,022 posts)Timewas
(2,702 posts)I did not know that..
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.
Faux pas
(16,260 posts)Wednesdays
(22,209 posts)Uncle Joe
(64,748 posts)Thanks for the thread orangecrush
orangecrush
(29,667 posts)KT2000
(22,057 posts)is important too. Immunity!!
usonian
(24,438 posts)Gaugamela
(3,426 posts)chowder66
(12,093 posts)Javaman
(65,505 posts)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)You know, the guy responsible for the cover up Massie is supposedly so upset about.
Renew Deal
(84,858 posts)wnylib
(25,506 posts)SergeStorms
(20,318 posts)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)silver to China and Switzerland.
SergeStorms
(20,318 posts)if it had a penny's worth of value. I put absolutely nothing past him.
Traildogbob
(12,859 posts)I am gonna steal this phrase. 😂😂😂 Well done!
rizlaplus
(164 posts)molten lava to skin a turd for a farthing.
Woodwizard
(1,296 posts)He would have somebody else do it for him
homegirl
(1,953 posts)the pot bellied MAGA Youth ever pass the physical when Trump brings back the draft?
orangecrush
(29,667 posts)Figarosmom
(11,121 posts)Wonder Why
(6,739 posts)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)and he mentions Peter Mandelson being arrested, which was yesterday.
Wonder Why
(6,739 posts)Fla Dem
(27,519 posts)Wiz Imp
(9,595 posts)For a long time. Somebody needs to start naming names that aren't already public.
