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kchamberlin25

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22. Whenever the office of the vice-president becomes vacant,

Reply to pangaia (Reply #19)

Sun Apr 1, 2018, 07:35 AM

Apr 2018

the president nominates a new VP candidate who must be confirmed by the senate. This is irregardless whether it is the president or VP who has left (see Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford).

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Resign !! [View all] syringis Mar 2018 OP

Leaving us with Pence... Oh, crap! keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #1

One defective politician at a time. forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #8

This nasty-gram was aimed at Obama FakeNoose Mar 2018 #2

Hi FakeNoose syringis Mar 2018 #3

What we get if that happens is no better. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #4

Possible time-line -_O_- Mar 2018 #9

Can you imagine the expoding heads if that were to happen? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #11

Who would become VP? pangaia Mar 2018 #19

Whenever the office of the vice-president becomes vacant, kchamberlin25 Apr 2018 #22

ARRRGH IM SICK OF TWITTER FIEEDS AS NEWS AllaN01Bear Mar 2018 #5

Agreed Gothmog Mar 2018 #6

Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #7

I would bet money that, should 45 be forced to resign, or indicted or impeached out of office,... BobTheSubgenius Mar 2018 #10

That is why Manafort/Putin placed Pence there as VP.. magicarpet Mar 2018 #12

That is about the most succinct explanation I have seen. pangaia Apr 2018 #20

2020 can't come fast enough, Cha Mar 2018 #13

We should rename him... syringis Mar 2018 #14

That's what he be Cha Mar 2018 #15

K&R and congratulations on 3000 posts! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #16

Hi Rhiannon, thank you syringis Mar 2018 #17

Well, they've all been worth it, my friend! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #18

Thank you very much dear syringis Apr 2018 #21

Note the time krispos42 Apr 2018 #23