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Message started by raydawg on 02/14/17 at 18:23:12

Title: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by raydawg on 02/14/17 at 18:23:12

Let's assume the worse, and Trump has to go......
He resigns.
Pence becomes president, which seems ok.
Who would you guess for vice?

Note: I don't want to get in a pizzing match about Trump, etc, I just thought this could be fun.

I would guess a John kasich, maybe?

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by pg on 02/14/17 at 18:41:26

Would it be the Speaker of the House?

Best regards,

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by verslagen1 on 02/15/17 at 07:24:41

Alben William Barkley became VP when FDR died.
Senate Majority Leader.

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by Trippah on 02/15/17 at 07:44:49

I believe , as noted above, the Speaker of the House (Heaven Help Us) but J Kasich would be my vote.

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by oldNslow on 02/15/17 at 07:54:42

The new President - Pence - can appoint anyone he chooses for VP. The appointment is subject to congressional approval, much like a cabinet appointment. I've got no clue who Pence might pick though.

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Post by Serowbot on 02/15/17 at 08:20:58

Ivanka... ;D

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by Paraquat on 02/15/17 at 09:25:55

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession

1 Vice President Mike Pence (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R)
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R)
4 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R)
5 Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R)
6 Secretary of Defense James Mattis (I)
7 Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R)
– Secretary of the Interior Kevin Haugrud
8 Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse (D)[a]
– Secretary of Commerce Kenneth E. Hyatt
9 Secretary of Labor Ed Hugler[a]
10 Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price (R)
– Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Craig Clemmensen
– Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (R)[b]
– Secretary of Energy Grace Bochenek
11 Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (R)
12 Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (I)
13 Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly (I)

This listing assumes that only acting officers whose prior appointment required
Senate confirmation are eligible for the line of succession. See Acting officers below.
Not a natural-born citizen (acquired U.S. citizenship by naturalization)
and thus ineligible for the Presidency.

--Steve

Title: Re: Let's play, guess your best,,,,
Post by oldNslow on 02/15/17 at 09:41:10

That list only pertains to who becomes PRESIDENT if the person at the top of the list is unable to serve, woking the way down. It has nothing to do with the Vice President.

For example. When Nixon resigned and Ford became President, he appointed Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President. At the time Rockefeller was a Private citizen. He was the Ex Governor of NY but when he was appointed Vice President he held no public office.