Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president, vowing to throw one of the most influential conservative organizations in the country behind Vance in 2028.
He could run for the House, win, be voted Speaker (assuming Republicans maintain majority), then both President and VP would need to resign/die. Even this method, Trump wouldn’t be President for at least like 30 days. And Trump running for the House while currently President would surely give away the plan.
There is no requirement that the speaker of the house be a memeber of congress, it just always has been out of convention. It could be literally anyone
the Presidential Succession act states that anyone in the line of succession must also be eligible to be President, otherwise they are skipped. There have been non-native-born Cabinet secretaries who were not in the line of succession for that reason.
there is no 30 day waiting period, although the act states that anyone who has to become President due to this must resign their current position in government before becoming President
that person would gain the title of “Acting President”. The act doesn’t really explain what the difference is between “President” and “Acting President”.
None of this matters because Donald Trump does whatever the fuck he wants, without consequences, somehow.
Acting like it’s a foregone conclusion that no one will stop him gives the people who want him to get away with it permission to not follow the law. Stop it
the analysis offered in this Article indicates three things: (1) America’s voters can legally place that person in the vice-presidency; (2) that person can later succeed from that office to the presidency; and (3) if such a succession occurs, no cap on the duration of resulting presidential service will inhibit that person from serving out the full remainder of the term.
Twelfth amendment is pretty clear. VP must be constitutionally eligible for the presidency to run for VP. Which after the 22nd says no already two term/10 year presidents allowed. Regardless of what this opinion says.
There is no way, if he became president, that JD would resign for anyone. He is worshipping Trumo because he likes him, but for the power. If he already had the power, DJT would be sidelined tout suite.
Trump probably just try some stupid national emergency or alignment with Xi hostile takeover of Taiwan. Says fuck it whose pulling me out of here, dude down to his last set of diapers, got nothing to lose practically. Alternative is a blue wave, democracy encroached, they’ll abuse all the same powers now that the boundary has been pushed and we will see the same shit show clown nonsense with Newsom.
Regardless if they’re justified or not or party X is worse, rule by executive order and backlash (absolutely) against political appointments (some deserving, some not). But the next wave of democracy’s walls have been broached and libs refuse to give power back to the people instead serving their corporate overlords vs billionaire overlords.
I see very good, small local initiatives, online and offline, but not the grass roots building into an unstoppable momentum that we actually need to build better societies.
Is this the plan to run with Trump as VP and then resign so Trump can take over again?
He cannot run for VP, either. Same requirements.
Today I learned! Thanks. That actually made me feel better.
He could run for the House, win, be voted Speaker (assuming Republicans maintain majority), then both President and VP would need to resign/die. Even this method, Trump wouldn’t be President for at least like 30 days. And Trump running for the House while currently President would surely give away the plan.
There is no requirement that the speaker of the house be a memeber of congress, it just always has been out of convention. It could be literally anyone
Yeah and convention went out the window long ago.
No, that’s not quite how it works:
the Presidential Succession act states that anyone in the line of succession must also be eligible to be President, otherwise they are skipped. There have been non-native-born Cabinet secretaries who were not in the line of succession for that reason.
there is no 30 day waiting period, although the act states that anyone who has to become President due to this must resign their current position in government before becoming President
that person would gain the title of “Acting President”. The act doesn’t really explain what the difference is between “President” and “Acting President”.
None of this matters because Donald Trump does whatever the fuck he wants, without consequences, somehow.
Would be wild if he lost the house seat election 🤣
AKA Pulling a Frank Underwood
Who is going to stop him?
Acting like it’s a foregone conclusion that no one will stop him gives the people who want him to get away with it permission to not follow the law. Stop it
You didn’t answer my question.
Unfortunately, not true.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1012/
Twelfth amendment is pretty clear. VP must be constitutionally eligible for the presidency to run for VP. Which after the 22nd says no already two term/10 year presidents allowed. Regardless of what this opinion says.
I’m sure the current Supreme Court wouldn’t agree with you.
Yeah they tend to not agree with the law much these days
The Russian Playbook? I think that’s what it’s called. Or “Russian Presidential Roulette”.
Edit: I think I have to explain, not everyone is old enough to remember who Medvedev is and what kind of a tool he was for Putins domination.
There is no way, if he became president, that JD would resign for anyone. He is worshipping Trumo because he likes him, but for the power. If he already had the power, DJT would be sidelined tout suite.
Trump probably just try some stupid national emergency or alignment with Xi hostile takeover of Taiwan. Says fuck it whose pulling me out of here, dude down to his last set of diapers, got nothing to lose practically. Alternative is a blue wave, democracy encroached, they’ll abuse all the same powers now that the boundary has been pushed and we will see the same shit show clown nonsense with Newsom.
Regardless if they’re justified or not or party X is worse, rule by executive order and backlash (absolutely) against political appointments (some deserving, some not). But the next wave of democracy’s walls have been broached and libs refuse to give power back to the people instead serving their corporate overlords vs billionaire overlords.
I see very good, small local initiatives, online and offline, but not the grass roots building into an unstoppable momentum that we actually need to build better societies.