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minus-squarea_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-220 hours ago22nd Ammendment What’s stopping Trump from having a puppet run for President and he as Vice President? The puppet could then step down after Inauguration Day. The argument I’ve heard being, the Vice President isn’t elected to the office of the President. Edit: Does the 12th Amendment negate that argument? The last sentence in the amendment seems to suggest so. 12th Amendment
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 hours agoTo be VP, you have to be eligible for the top spot. Trump will have already served twice so he’s no longer eligible.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoSpeaker of the House, Mike Johnson currently. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives So here’s a pie in the sky scenario: 2026 - Flip the House, Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker. Flip the Senate with a majority large enough to impeach. Remove BOTH Trump AND Vance. President Jeffries.
minus-squarecj2127@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·20 hours agoNow this is a legitimate argument discussion. How is the law interpreted. I’m not a constitutional scholar, so I have no idea. But this is a much better topic of discussion than what OP posted.
22nd Ammendment
What’s stopping Trump from having a puppet run for President and he as Vice President? The puppet could then step down after Inauguration Day.
The argument I’ve heard being, the Vice President isn’t elected to the office of the President.
Edit:
Does the 12th Amendment negate that argument? The last sentence in the amendment seems to suggest so.
12th Amendment
To be VP, you have to be eligible for the top spot. Trump will have already served twice so he’s no longer eligible.
What position is after VP?
Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson currently.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
So here’s a pie in the sky scenario:
2026 - Flip the House, Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker.
Flip the Senate with a majority large enough to impeach.
Remove BOTH Trump AND Vance.
President Jeffries.
Now this is a legitimate argument discussion. How is the law interpreted. I’m not a constitutional scholar, so I have no idea. But this is a much better topic of discussion than what OP posted.