# How is VP selected **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 15, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934 "2017-02-15T20:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/1 "2017-02-15T20:44:03Z")
In the event the president is removed and VP takes over how is the new VP selected. I have this weird feeling that the new VP will be our president. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/2 "2017-02-15T20:47:02Z")
[25th Amendment to the Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_2:_Vice_Presidential_vacancy) > [@](#): > > Under Section 2, whenever there is a vacancy in the office of Vice President, the President nominates a successor who becomes Vice President if confirmed by a majority vote of both Houses of the Congress. In your scenario, the president (former VP) nominates a new VP who is then approved by both houses of congress. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/3 "2017-02-15T21:05:50Z")
I have a feeling Pence is dealing with the leaders of congress as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/4 "2017-02-15T22:39:01Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > [25th Amendment to the Constitution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_2:_Vice_Presidential_vacancy) > In your scenario, the president (former VP) nominates a new VP who is then approved by both houses of congress. IIRC this is how Ford became VP after Agnew stepped down. Also how Rockefeller became VP after Ford became POTUS. I’d say it would be great if we could repeat the series of events – Pence goes, then Trump goes – but I have this bad feeling that Ryan would end up POTUS then, which makes my skin crawl. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/5 "2017-02-15T23:18:25Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > IIRC this is how Ford became VP after Agnew stepped down. Also how Rockefeller became VP after Ford became POTUS. > > I’d say it would be great if we could repeat the series of events – Pence goes, then Trump goes – but I have this bad feeling that Ryan would end up POTUS then, which makes my skin crawl. My dream scenario is that Trump goes first, an embattled Pence recognizes that he needs to nominate someone visibly distant from the Trump administration and its scandals, and we end up with President Collins or President Murkowski. If it happens the other way around, we probably don’t end up anywhere good. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/6 "2017-02-15T23:45:01Z")
Maybe if we tweet the right things to him, once of us can get it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/7 "2017-02-16T01:34:52Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > My dream scenario is that Trump goes first, an embattled Pence recognizes that he needs to nominate someone visibly distant from the Trump administration and its scandals, and we end up with President Collins or President Murkowski. If it happens the other way around, we probably don’t end up anywhere good. [Susana Martinez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susana_Martinez) seems like an obvious choice. She’s a pro-life Republican Latina with no ties to Trump or Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/8 "2017-02-16T01:44:36Z")
The same way girl get pragnent. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/9 "2017-02-16T14:05:28Z")
My dream scenario: It becomes apparent that impeachment is likely and the circus peanut resigns. Pence becomes president but he is so tainted by association that he won’t be able to govern. He says, you know what- we stole the fucking election, so I’m going to nominate Hillary for veep and step down once she’s in. She gets confirmed and Pence resigns, Hillary nominates Tim Kaine for veep and we’re back where we would be if not for the Ruskies. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/10 "2017-02-16T14:35:54Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > My dream scenario: It becomes apparent that impeachment is likely and the circus peanut resigns. Pence becomes president but he is so tainted by association that he won’t be able to govern. He says, you know what- we stole the fucking election, so I’m going to nominate Hillary for veep and step down once she’s in. She gets confirmed and Pence resigns, Hillary nominates Tim Kaine for veep and we’re back where we would be if not for the Ruskies. Dream on. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vp-selected/779934/11 "2017-02-16T14:37:23Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > The same way girl get pragnent. But how is babby formed?