# What if Cheney had to step down? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 20, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267 "2008-01-20T16:15:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/41 "2008-01-22T03:29:51Z")
Rice is the Secretary of State and the former National Security Advisor. It’s ridiculous to say she doesn’t have the experience to be Vice-President. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/42 "2008-01-22T05:18:14Z")
I agree with **Shodan**. I think she’s been a crappy National Security Advisor and Secretary of State these past seven years, and if I were in Congress I would probably vote against her nomination as VP, but c’mon, her resume and life experiences are more impressive than those of many past VPs. A similar thread from late 2005: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=340362&page=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=340362&page=1) ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/43 "2008-01-22T14:39:05Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Rice is the Secretary of State and the former National Security Advisor. It’s ridiculous to say she doesn’t have the experience to be Vice-President. [/QUOTE] Yeah. She has way too much experience. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/44 "2008-01-22T14:58:05Z")
[QUOTE=ElvisL1ves] **Ravenman, Carol Stream** , whoosh. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Ah. I get it now. Your comment wasn’t nearly as clever as your rolleyes would suggest. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/45 "2008-01-23T00:11:12Z")
[QUOTE=jtgain] The Dems control the Senate 51-49 (yes, I know 2 INDs, but they vote with the DEMS.) [/QUOTE] Lieberman \*caucuses \* with the Dems, but he damn sure doesn’t \*vote \* with them. In fact, he glories in criticizing everything they do, in his second job as Fox’s tame “Democrat” on their entertainment shows. Don’t be so damn literal, everyone - you risk missing the point entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/46 "2008-01-23T04:25:04Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Why would they confirm **any** choice? Leaving the vice presidency vacant leaves Pelosi a heartbeat away from the OO. 😉 [/QUOTE] With a vacant VP slot, the Dems could then redeem themselves by impeaching Bush before his term expires. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/47 "2008-01-23T05:12:44Z")
[QUOTE=Duckster] With a vacant VP slot, the Dems could then redeem themselves by impeaching Bush before his term expires. 😃 [/QUOTE] So, what would impeachment accomplish? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267/48 "2008-01-23T05:18:14Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] So, what would impeachment accomplish? [/QUOTE] [Presidential Succession Act](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-cheney-had-to-step-down/434267.md?page=2)