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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow's this for a Presidential scenario, as outlandish as it might be:
Democrats take control of the House of Representatives in November
Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House
Mueller charges trump, trump resigns or is impeached and convicted, Pence becomes president
Mueller charges Pence of coordination with Russians as head of the transition, Pence resigns or is impeached and convicted, Nancy Pelosi becomes first woman president
Nancy Pelosi nominates Hillary Clinton as Vice President in accordance with the 25th Amendment, Clinton is confirmed by Congress
Nancy Pelosi resigns, Hillary Clinton becomes president
I like it!!!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)and look how that turned out
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)LoveMyCali
(2,015 posts)but she deserves the position she rightfully won!
a kennedy
(29,647 posts)its the topic on faux noise already.
Butterflylady
(3,542 posts)I find it possible for anything to happen. I remember people laughing and saying tRump never had a chance in hell of winning. Well, welcome to hell.
Girard442
(6,070 posts)Pass it over to me.
leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)But Pence would nominate a new Fundie VP before he resigned.
If he stepped in front of a speeding train by accident before he could do that, well then, we're in business!
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)If a Republican Senate can sit on a Supreme Court nominee, then a Democratic Senate can sit on a VP nominee.
Maybe we should appoint an honorary senator or two to do the sitting...there have got to be some 320-pound NFL defensemen we could hire cheap...
Thunderbeast
(3,406 posts)Elect HRC Speaker. The Speaker of the House is not required to be an elected congresscritter.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Al Franken should become Speaker if Democrats take back the House. By rules, the Speaker need not be a member of said House.
I think it would be a great idea if Clinton, Franken or Pelosi were the third in line.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)But I think I have heard that Hillary could even be elected Speaker, prior to the resignation of the imposters, making her next in line of succession.
Not that I would have a problem with President Pelosi at all!
Never hurts to have a dream.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)... a #45 impeachment.
#45 would have to go, that gives us Pence. Assuming Pence goes without a VP, then the next in line is the House Speaker.
If #45 gets impeached and Pence comes in and gets a VP installed before he is kicked out, then the Speaker won't become President. "President Pence"s VP becomes President.
Now if Pence is forced to have a Democratic VP, then a President Hillary Clinton can come about, assuming this Democratic VP is willing to just keep the US Presidential seat warm in time for them to appoint HRC as VP, then resign for HRC to become POTUS.
And Nancy Pelosi could/would be US House Speaker throughout (unless Pence nominates her as his VP... which would then be a tough choice... President Pelosi or President Clinton?)
S.E. TN Liberal
(508 posts)If the Traitor goes first, Pence appoints his own VP to spoil the plan.
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)Democrats take control of both houses of Congress in November.
Mueller finds something so revolting on both Trump and Pence that 20 GOP senators join our side in the impeachment hearings.
We let Pence know that if he chooses Hillary Clinton as his VP and resigns after she's sworn in, she'll pardon him.
Trump is impeached - he won't go quietly - convicted, removed, brought up on charges for all the evil he has done, is convicted, is stripped of his assets, and begins a life term in a privatized prison. His jail job will be to go around the country removing the word "Trump" from buildings which now belong to the federal government.
Pence nominates Hillary VP, resigns, is pardoned, and is named Ambassador to Any Country With Strict Gun Control at least long enough for Trump's supporters to cool off.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Another political fantasy football winner!
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)That gets rid of Trump/Pence and solves a number of other problems.
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)Do you really, seriously, believe Jesus wants to spend eternity in the presence of our cohort of elected Republicans?
"The ground opening up and consigning all of them to Hell"...that, I can believe.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)I wouldn't wish the cleanup job on Hillary, tho - even tho I'm sure she'd do well.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)I wouldn't wish that hellish life on her.
mcar
(42,302 posts)unblock
(52,196 posts)Republicans will never cooperate in losing party control of the White House. Not that democrats would either.
So unless we control 2/3rds of the senate, this ain't happening.
davekriss
(4,616 posts)However, I doubt wed get to the 67 Senators needed to convict. Maybe Trump gets impeached and convicted, but I seriously doubt we get to the same with Pence.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)PLEASE!!!
ETA: It would be so wonderful to believe once again that justice can prevail...<sigh>
Tribalceltic
(1,000 posts)are perp walked out of a joint session in handcuffs for Conspiracy!
Followed by an FCC raid on Fox noise for the same thing.
CaptainTruth
(6,588 posts)1. Dems take the House.
2. Hillary Clinton is selected as Speaker of the House. NOTE: The Speaker does NOT have to be a member of the House. House members are free to choose anyone they want.
3. Trump & Pence are impeached or otherwise removed from office.
4. Hillary Clinton becomes President.
QED
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Sounds like a plan!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,848 posts)remotely resembling this scenario will occur.
Even if Dems take control of both houses, even if Trump resigns or is impeached or removed via the 25th Amendment, it is not going to happen that Hillary Clinton is going to be installed as VP, and then Pence removed.
Please stop putting forth these juvenile fantasies.
kimbutgar
(21,130 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)I feel ya.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)yonder
(9,663 posts)..right wing heads would explode resulting in a real possibility of civil war. We're on tenterhooks right now, as it is. They've gotten used to 30-40 years of the shit they've been doing and while we've generally taken the high road, a situation like that would have to be handled very carefully.
So my heart says great, rub their noses in it, but my head says proceed with caution, awareness and where it is deserved, respect.
oasis
(49,376 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,012 posts)Denis 11
(280 posts)cpamomfromtexas
(1,245 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)Picks Hillary as her VP and then resigns.