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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:06 PM Original message |
If Cheney Had a Heart Attack or Resigned, Could George Appoint Jeb to Be His VP? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Senate would have to approve |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The question is: can he legally do it? |
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DeposeTheBoyKing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. With respect, since when does Dumbass give a FLYING FUCK about the law??? |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Yes, he could do it. There is no prohibition to appointing a family member. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. I don't think so. Do you consider his 'signing statements' legal? |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Sure, but it's subject to the 25th Amendment, Section 2, which reads: |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. We should be able to stop Bush, at this point, from nominating someone not agreeable to Democrats. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
55. Let me piss in that berry bowl with one word - Liberman |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. You're definitely on to something there.. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. Look to the Agnew replacement .. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Thank you, I totally agree.. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I believe a joint session of both the House and Senate is required. n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. I thought it was because of his role in the Warren Commission's report. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. What would be the reason for such an appointment? |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. yes, he could...from what I know.. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I think you are right. |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I think it would require a Constitutional Amendment... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I know, but where's the actual law... I can't find one. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. No |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
52. The "same state" thing is a common misconception |
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rusty charly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. scarier still: |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That could happen, too, God forbid. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. My money is on McCain. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. NO |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I should have used the word "nominate", but the question remains... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I don't see why not, in that case |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. I heard John Danforth would be Cheney's replacement... |
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KAT119 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Jeb is as good a bet as Thompson as our next domestic ENEMY.... |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. I can think of 3 reasons Danforth would be a poor choice. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't see Jeb. I do see an old non-candidate Senator, like Warner |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
63. That would be logical.. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. Cheney is too mean to do either. He will run again as VP for MItt. n/t |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Well, YEAH, he could do it. & it's funny/odd we didn't think twice about JFK/RFK n/t |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. the House, actually |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Nope |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. You learn something everyday. Thanks. Now, is there an anti-nipotism law, too? |
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Jack Bone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. I've googled this for the past 25 mins....nothing... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. the separate state "requirement" is, after a fashion, in the 12th Amendment |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
69. Thanks for the effort. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. He can submit his name, but it has to be approved by a SIMPLE MAJORITY in BOTH HOUSES |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. Here's a reference to the mysterious "Anti-Nepotism" law. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. There simply is no such law |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. here is law people are thinking about -- I don't think it would apply |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Actually, I think it would applyu |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. it applies to the president insofar as the appointment is to an executive agency or department but |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. Thanks, onenote. Much appreciated. |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. He Could |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. And spurn Condoleeza? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I think Condi would be his first pick. I've posted that for years here, but... |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I don't think Jeb is as dangerous as Rice. |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. You beat me to it... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
31. Possibly |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
36. Papa Bush won't let Jeb anywhere near W's white house |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. You got that right...n/t |
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spirit of wine (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. This country will self destruct before any of these |
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Mike Nelson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. He would have a tough time getting approved, however... |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
43. info |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. Anybody Know Why cheney Isn't Running? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Probably because he's very much a potential Sudden Cardiac Death. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. If he ever thought he had a chance of being President he |
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YankmeCrankme (576 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. He didn't want to be President |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Only a few loyal sycophants remember him under Reagan. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-18-07 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
50. He can't "appoint" anybody. He can nominate anybody that would |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 11:55 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. And the Congress has no obligation to confirm a VP. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I don't think so. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. That's what I said. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Interesting.. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I'm sure the GOP and their media barkers would try to spin it into |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-19-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. See Post # 15. |
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