The Appalachian Times: Indictments possible today, Condi to assume VP

[Maddy McCall]

after Cheney resignation if Cheney is indicted.

http://www1.appstate.edu/dept/csil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=430&Itemid=41
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Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who has spent over two years investigating the leak, is close to issuing indictments in the case, perhaps as early as today.

It is very possible that several senior members of the White House will be indicted, Cheney included.

The rumor in Washington right now is that a Cheney indictment would lead to the Vice President resigning his post.

If that were to happen, it has been suggested that President Bush would select Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to assume the vice presidency.

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[WLKjr]

1. All I can say is....

[tk2kewl]

2. link?

Condi would require an nomination by bush and confirmation by senate, no?

[Geoff R. Casavant]

12. Close

Nomination by Bush, approval by a majority in each house of Congress.

[Maddy McCall]

14. In my excitement, I forgot to post the link.

It's there now.

[tyedyeto]

15. Confirmed by both Houses per the 25th Amendment

[electropop]

17. Edit: oops, right.

25th amdendment. Thanks.

"Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress."

[onenote]

22. you might want to read the 25th Amendment

and then re-post.

onenote

[tyedyeto]

24. 25th Amendment says it does...read Section 2

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment25/

U.S. Constitution: Twenty-Fifth Amendment
Twenty-Fifth Amendment - Presidential Vacancy, Disability, and Inability


Amendment Text | Annotations
Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principle officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

[Lancer]

27. Amendment XXV, Section 2

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.

That's it, that's all and there ain't no more.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. History in the making

that they'll try and market to the max: first black, first woman VP in US history. Of course, the UNELECTED will be dropped by the wayside.

[understandinglife]

4. Condi will be too busy with her legal defense, I suspect ....

Peace.

[fooj]

10. My feelings exactly!

Peace.

[Cassandra]

20. Is that a mushroom cloud she sees in the distance?

She's up to her neck in this with WHIG. Maybe we can have a first; two VPs who have to resign.

[mmonk]

23. Yes

It should say if she isn't indicted, she will be VP. This explains all the hullabaloo over a Rice vs. Clinton in 08 promotion thay have been engaged in.

[MsKandice01]

25. I also think that Condi Rice is goin down with the rest of them n/t

[bleever]

26. Please please please -- Let Condi be included.

I wouldn't want her to feel left out; she's worked so hard at fitting in with the gang.

[hang a left]

5. Chaingang don't look too good today

[soleft]

11. he's a bad man

[fooj]

6. Something tells me that the asshole won't be making many choices...

after today!

Peace.

[billybob537]

7. She's the only one EVIL enough to fill his shoes nm

[Delphinus]

36. Well,

she's the only one in our faces right now who is evil enough to replace the dark lord. Who knows who he has hidden.

[tyedyeto]

8. She would still have to be confirmed by both Houses of Congress

[graywarrior]

9. Fuck. A robot replaced with an android.

[durablend]

13. He'll drop Miers SC nomination

And plop her right in as acting VP...just watch!

[Maddy McCall]

19. LOL! And we would win 2008 in a cakewalk, even if we ran Spuds McKenzie

the beer dog. :D

[onenote]

16. "it has been suggested"

Sure has. Also "has been suggested" that if Cheney were to step down, Bush would nominate (i) Jeb (ii) McCain (iii) his father (iv) Hastert (v) godonlyknowswhoelse.


onenote

edit: deleted request for link

[Maddy McCall]

29. As good a "source" as "sources say"

:shrug:

[Catrina]

31. He should appoint Clinton if he wants to save his presidency

I know, he can't but ~


Condi most likely will be in legal trouble herself. She had the information on Valerie Plame a month before the outing by Robert Novak. If she lied about that to the prosecutor, that's a problem.

Also, she was on AF1 when the memo was distributed for them to see. If she claimed that this was her first time to see it, she's in trouble.


I don't know why everyone assumes that Bush and Condi are off the hook in this crime. I think they were both totally involved in protecting Bush's war lies. After all, he's the one who lied directly to the people to sell this war.

And what kind of conficence would anyone have (other than a few freepers) in a president who was surrounded by plotters and liars, and knew nothing about it?

He's the ultimate abuser. He demands things from people and threatens punishment if they don't deliver. He lets everyone else do his dirty work for him, then deserts them. What a shit. I almost have more respect for Libby ~ I hate cowardly hypocrites.

[johnnypneumatic]

18. she was part of whig

she is part of it, she is a huge liar, she should be indicted too

[me b zola]

21. Well, if scooter turned on dick, I'm hoping that hadley turned on condi

Is it too much to ask for her to be indicted too???

All I want for Fitzmas is for the entire cabal to be indicted.

[asjr]

28. Bush must have a force field around him. This happened

on his watch and he should be accountable also. Why protect the man in charge? The nation will still go down the sewer. He should resign because of this, but we know he will not.

[DemocracyInaction]

30. Oh Jeeesuskrist--A BLACK and a WOMAN!!

That's enough to send his base en masse to the potty for a group vomit!! There goes the base......................

[OxQQme]

32. What I'd like to know

what is the 'back-side' of this group of criminals being outed from their positions. What prevents them from continuing in the corporatization of our world. Even if they end up in the slammer they have enough moola to have cell phones, fax capability, internet(s) connection to continue making decision that would be carried out by the kool aid drinkers who would be about revenge?

[CJCRANE]

34. Condi will be their puppet

and the general people will return to their gullible ways.

[CJCRANE]

33. It seems to be obvious next step -

DUers know what Condi's all about, but the MSM will fawn all over her, and it will make a great "narrative".

She's the ultimate neocon plant, any Dem attacks on her will be met by RW shreiks of racism and sexism.

[RepublicanElephant]

35. harriet might be available, if that supreme court thing doesn't work out.

:loveya: