Tell Me This Scenario Is Impossible: Republicans Win Both The House and Senate In November.

[TrollBuster9090]

1. Republicans win both the House and Senate in November, thanks to extensive gerrymandering and voter suppression. (Something Senate Democrats had the power to prevent, but decided not to in the interests of Senate comity.)

2. January 5th, the new Republican Congress is sworn in, and Kevin McCarthy is elected Speaker. McConnell is majority leader again.

3. January 6th, the 118th Congress impeaches Joe Biden for...oh, I don't know...for "the high crime of creating Hunter Biden."

5. Morning of January 7th, Kamala Harris is sworn in as the 47th President. She spends the rest of the day submitting nominations for VP, but McConnell uses the infamous cloacal-hemipenis block to stop all of them. By nightfall Congress has impeached Harris for being "too uppity."

6. In the absence of a VP, Harris' impeachment makes Kevin McCarthy the 48th President of the United States by default.

7. By the end of the week Jim Jordan is the new Attorney General, Marjorie Taylor Greene is the Secretary of Defence, Mr. Pillow is the Chief Justice of the newly expanded Supreme Court; and you can kiss democracy goodbye.

(Update: I can't believe I have to say this, but this post is hyperbole. Although, if Republicans flip every Democratic Senate seat in 2022, that would bring them to 64 Senate seats. That's three 'Ted Kennedy units' away from an impeachment.)

(Update two: The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that a GOP controlled House would repeatedly impeach Biden for trivial things; and this would be a really terrible thing for them. Yes, obviously they couldn't remove him, because they (probably) wouldn't have 67 votes in the Senate. (Thank you to the Sheldon Cooper squad, but I'm aware of that.). But a GOP House would repeatedly impeach Biden over trivial things, convincing more and more of the 'suburban housewives' demographic that they're not a party of adults. Just in time for the 2024 election. I'll bet that a good third of the support Hillary Clinton got was from people who were fed up with the childish BENGHAZI!!1!! clown show.)

[DanieRains]

1. You need 66 votes to remove

Biden is safe.

[TrollBuster9090]

16. This post is hyperbole, although, if the GOP won every Democratic-held Senate seat in 2022, it would

bring them to 64. That's two Ted Kennedy units away from an impeachment.

[Celerity]

18. 67

[ColinC]

2. GOP would need to win 2/3rds of the house and Senate for this to happen

If state legislatures get the final say in the elections however, that would probably be more likely than not, to happen.

[lapfog_1]

23. simple majority in the House

Biden WILL be impeached if the repukes win the House. McCarthy is unlikely to be Speaker.

They need 67 votes in the Senate to convict and remove.... which will not happen.

but for sure you can kiss any legislation from moving forward... and things like government shutdown and debt limit defaults are definitely on the table. Plus infinite hearings on Afghanistan, the Mexico border, the pandemic... Fauci will retire but they will move to try to revoke his pension...

I will be moving out of the states.

[ColinC]

32. absolutely

Sorry my mistake about the house.

[TrollBuster9090]

35. Fauci will definitely be the new Lois Lerner.

Complete with trolls like James O'Keiffe and Steve Crowder chasing him down on the street while he's taking his dog for a walk.

I only hope Fauci gives them the Buz Aldrin treatment, when they shove a bible in his face, and dare him to swear that he didn't pay the Wuhan Virology Lab to torture puppies.

[RockRaven]

3. Please read a very basic explanation of presidential impeachment, like Wikipedia or whatever.

You are missing something big. Like 1/6th of the Senate big.

[TrollBuster9090]

8. I can read. I can also add. 1/3 is a larger number than 1/6th.

But this post is hyperbole. That's in Wikipedia, too.

[RockRaven]

22. 1/6 is the difference between 1/2 and 2/3. That's the gap between what is/what would be needed.

[budkin]

4. Biden will definitely be impeached

But won’t be convicted.

[TrollBuster9090]

20. No doubt about it. nt

[lame54]

36. 3X - to beat Trump's record - not sarcasm

[budkin]

37. Totally

They are just like that

[brooklynite]

5. Yes, its impossible.

You need 2/3 of the Senate to convict and remove the President.

[msongs]

6. it is quite possible repubs could take over the senate and house nt

[Polybius]

7. Don't you remember Trump being impeached?

If yes, don't you remember that Nancy Pelosi didn't become President?

[WarGamer]

9. Impossible.

But I DO believe that a GOP House would impeach President Biden... maybe a couple times.

But remember, an impeachment is nothing more than a political indictment and nothing more.

Takes 2/3 to remove from office

[unblock]

10. Others have already noted it takes 2/3rds of the senate to remove. However,

That presumes republicans play by the rules.

Oh, ok, they probably won't do anything quite that obvious, but only if they don't think they can get away with it.

More likely, they'll simply do their usual obstruct and blame the democrat act, the media will play along, and they'll win the presidency outright in a highly voter-suppressed election.

At which point we'll be screwed for decades.

[Claustrum]

14. Exactly this.

Why would they want to steal the presidency when the public is unhappy with democrats (assuming they win both the house and senate, which means the public wants republicans instead of democrats in charge)?

All they need to do is their usual obstruction and no meaningful legislation is being passed so people will continue to blame the democrats. There will not be any judges confirmed either with turtle as senate majority leader. They will easily win in 2024. If they try what OP said, the media and the moderate will see their stealing and shift their focus on republicans. They really don’t need to do that.

[brush]

11. All possible with repub trickery but the My Pillow guy to SCOTUS.

We are indeed fu_ked.

[brooklynite]

19. No, its not possible at all.

More people than I would expect need a class in civics.

[brush]

25. I know what the Constitution says but how far away is the nation...

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from enough state legislatures being republican-run to be able to get Constitutional amendments passed? Republican trickery has no limits. They don't do all the gerrymandering, vote suppression and subversion for their health.

[Tribetime]

12. I believe the whole thing except for 67 votes to impeach

Everything else is quite real

[Celerity]

21. 67 to remove, the House can impeach via simple majority. The removal will not happen.

[dem4decades]

13. If there was any chance of that happening Trump would demand to be Speaker.

[TrollBuster9090]

26. Trump could indeed run for the House right now, and become Speaker, but for two things...

First, I think he'd think it was too much of a set down to be Speaker, after having been President.

And, second, I believe Mary Trump when she says her uncle's ego would never allow him to put himself in a position where he could lose so badly again. It's unlikely, but if he put his name forward for Florida, it's possible he'd lose the primary. And if he won his primary, there's still a possibility he'd lose his election. Isn't he in District 21? Republicans generally win that district by 80 points or more; but you never know. Allen West not withstanding, they seem to like electing plutocratic, country club republicans. Not clown show troll Republicans.

[dem4decades]

28. He doesn't have to be in the House to be named Speaker , is what I believe.

The House can elect anyone.

[TrollBuster9090]

31. Interesting. I didn't know that.

My guess is that Trump would be a shoe-in for Speaker if he was in the House. If he wasn't, his opponents would try to find some sneaky way to oppose it. Including sewing doubts about it being 'unconstitutional.' The fact that it's not would be irrelevant. The major news networks would just give it the "both sides" treatment.

[Celerity]

29. that is my wild card spot on Fascist Bingo

Trump would demand to be Speaker.

[JHB]

15. What I'm going to tell you is to provide the scenario where they have 2/3 of the Senate

Not just a majority, but the constitutionally-mandated number to remove a president from office.

If you can provide the scenario -- with some specifics, not just hand waving -- where that happens, we can address your question. Otherwise it stalls out after #2.

[TrollBuster9090]

30. The post isn't meant to be taken that seriously, but this would do it...

1. Republicans flip every Democratic Senate seat, bringing them to 64.

2. Three Democratic Senators drop dead on their Peloton bikes. Given that a large number of them are in their 80s, this isn't entirely unrealistic. (In fact, it's a lot more realistic than the idea of the GOP flipping EVERY Democratic Senate seat that's up for grabs in 2022.)

[Hoyt]

17. If GOPers win House and/or Senate, we are in deeper chit.

Don’t expect Biden impeachment would prevail, but we are in for serious problems.

[FoxNewsSucks]

24. All probably true

except for the number needed to remove after impeachment.

But who's to say the republicon scumbags wouldn't find a way to change that too, with the help of their SCROTUS.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. K&R you outline the worst case scenario. Only way up:)

[mountain grammy]

33. Did I ever think trump would be president?

No way, never, can’t happen..then it happened. So reading your hyperbole gives me a stomach ache

[canetoad]

34. Prophets of Doom

LOL

[rampartc]

38. apeaker will probably be gym lordan.

and he will be sworn in as the 48th president by 1 february next year.

remember, 'reagan would never enter the oval offfice without a coat and tie" was one of the great obama scandals .....

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ronald-reagan-jacket-oval-office/

[uponit7771]

39. ****WORSE**** THE GQP can legally vote Putin's Whore as Speaker Of The House !!!

[Kaleva]

40. It's impossible but hopefully you already knew that.

[Crunchy Frog]

41. We won't lose the Senate badly enough for Biden or Harris to be removed, I don't believe.

I do think that Biden and maybe Harris will be impeached multiple times in the House. They need their revenge against the trump impeachments.