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14. 22nd Amendment only says elected, succession is not election

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 11:09 PM

Nov 2018

Amendment XXII
Section 1.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

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We should have a new Speaker of the House and it should be Barack Obama. We need some psychological [View all] Pisces Nov 2018 OP

Nancy Pelosi will be the next speaker. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #1

Nancy will be fine. No one should think she hasn't already planned for this. allgood33 Nov 2018 #47

Line of succession issue. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #2

There is no line of succession. Anyone can be nominated by a House member. Pisces Nov 2018 #7

I mean should (god not forbid) Drumpf and Pence die. Obama cannot be rzemanfl Nov 2018 #13

The answer is simple: to avoid even the appearance of unconstitutional action, then-Speaker Obama si Pisces Nov 2018 #16

You're tying yourself into a pretzel. Plenty of other options. Pelosi for one. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2018 #22

Way to complicate something simple. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #23

But I thought Separation Nov 2018 #79

No need to resign Polybius Nov 2018 #55

But the person after Speaker is a Rethug. n/t pnwmom Nov 2018 #59

If he resigns then the next person in the line of succession is a Republican. n/t pnwmom Nov 2018 #58

With Absolutely No Backing Or Moral Authority ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #85

Don't so this... Fatemah2774 Nov 2018 #77

That was already addressed with Madelein Albright Polybius Nov 2018 #53

That would be like putting an ineligible player on the World Series lineup card rzemanfl Nov 2018 #71

He could just be skipped treestar Nov 2018 #70

Then it should be Hillary Clinton, Volaris Nov 2018 #50

22nd Amendment only says elected, succession is not election Celerity Nov 2018 #14

The enabling legislation clarifies that it includes succession Recursion Nov 2018 #21

So, if skipped, it doesn't matter then? He could be Celerity Nov 2018 #26

Yes. He can even be Vice President if someone wants him on the ticket Recursion Nov 2018 #33

Thank you for the clarification Celerity Nov 2018 #69

VP is a no Polybius Nov 2018 #75

Not a problem. jmowreader Nov 2018 #43

My brother kept a Pederson 1 iron in his bag and he could hit with it. CentralMass Nov 2018 #52

That would be sweet. C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #3

What if he doesn't want to do it? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #4

Someone could ask him. Pisces Nov 2018 #5

Just stop we can do it Nov 2018 #6

Why? We are playing the wrong game with Trump. I think we need to be more out of the box. Pisces Nov 2018 #9

What do I think? Nancy Pelosi will and should be Speaker of the house. Autumn Nov 2018 #8

This stopbush Nov 2018 #51

All this talk is rediculous! Nancy Pelosi will be GWC58 Nov 2018 #82

He can't be President again. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2018 #10

He can't run again. Pisces Nov 2018 #12

Succession is not election, therefore no issue Celerity Nov 2018 #15

Do we really want to make the man with his finger on the nuclear button go insane? milestogo Nov 2018 #11

Pelosi. EOS!! n/t Grassy Knoll Nov 2018 #17

Yes. Eko Nov 2018 #18

I wish DU would stop with all of this shit Charlotte Little Nov 2018 #19

It's your opinion. I asked, but we need to be crazy to deal Pisces Nov 2018 #24

You are not offering a viable idea Charlotte Little Nov 2018 #32

I mean no disrespect to President Obama. Just trying to Pisces Nov 2018 #49

We are all frustrated Fatemah2774 Nov 2018 #78

Oh, goodness Charlotte Little Nov 2018 #87

Yes I'm ok Fatemah2774 Nov 2018 #88

Yes, let's twist ourselves into knots proposing ridiculous and unlikely scenarios instead EffieBlack Nov 2018 #20

Love Barack, but let's not strip a woman leader of her power.... dawg day Nov 2018 #25

I would agree if she'd never had the opportunity. She Pisces Nov 2018 #30

I like Pelosi. I vote for Pelosi. I want Pelosi. Wintryjade Nov 2018 #27

+1000 Me too! skylucy Nov 2018 #28

Can we, the Democratic base, be any more clear. Wintryjade Nov 2018 #29

Excellent!! Except for aeromanKC Nov 2018 #31

Nancy Pelosi is perfectly capable of psyching Trump out. He hates women, pnwmom Nov 2018 #34

No. Just no. LoverofDawgz Nov 2018 #35

This! Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #76

Don't even think about it jrandom421 Nov 2018 #36

Her attitude?? Pisces Nov 2018 #41

Yes, Michelle's attitude towards DC and the political circus jrandom421 Nov 2018 #48

Dude, I doubt there is any such strife in their relationship. MrsCoffee Nov 2018 #74

With the leadership Pelosi has given the Dems, now is not the time to jump into the unknown Thekaspervote Nov 2018 #37

How about Hillary Clinton? OhZone Nov 2018 #38

see above LoverofDawgz Nov 2018 #39

She doesn't make Trump crazy. Pisces Nov 2018 #40

You haven't been paying attention. trump is obsessed with her lunamagica Nov 2018 #42

You have got to be kidding. "Lock her up, lock her up, lock her up!" pnwmom Nov 2018 #60

So much for taking this thread seriously. MrsCoffee Nov 2018 #73

Why would you even wish that miserable job on a man who served so ably for 8 years? n/t markpkessinger Nov 2018 #44

Seriously, Pisces? jmowreader Nov 2018 #45

To be an effective speaker you need to know how, and be willing, to twist arms . . . markpkessinger Nov 2018 #46

C'mon now, if you want to troll Trump with your Speaker selection, clearly it should be RockRaven Nov 2018 #54

Uhh...it doesn't quite work that way. VOX Nov 2018 #56

Exactly Mr. Quackers Nov 2018 #68

I'd rather not drive a lunatic with his finger on the nuclear button even crazier than he already is NYC Liberal Nov 2018 #57

Oh please. cwydro Nov 2018 #61

how fucking stupid JI7 Nov 2018 #62

This. cwydro Nov 2018 #63

As fun as it sounds it would be a distraction Buckeyeblue Nov 2018 #64

Nothing can make Trump insane. Mr. Quackers Nov 2018 #65

Hahaha hahahahahahahaha JHan Nov 2018 #66

Pelosi is better at the speaker job than Obama would be Nonhlanhla Nov 2018 #67

I think Obama can be more effective outside the House. Vinca Nov 2018 #72

Um no. I can't think of a worse move. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #80

In theory, Obama could do it and even succeed as President for a limited time DFW Nov 2018 #81

How about Avenatti? Lol. ecstatic Nov 2018 #83

Why not The Rock ? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2018 #84

Ms. Pelosi bdamomma Nov 2018 #86