Who Would Be Bush's Replacement for Cheney?

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[QUOTE=middleman]
And Quayle did? :dubious:
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No, but his very presence in the office put us in constant danger that he might become president; pre-emptive action would have been justified. (Remember the “Pray for the President’s health!” posters?)

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[QUOTE=Little Nemo]
What? No issues with Calhoun? The man probably did more to cause the civil war than any other American.
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True, though probably not while VP; he did more damage in his subsequent Senate career. Fun fact: AFAIK, Calhoun was the only person to serve as VPOTUS under two separately elected presidents (John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson).

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]
No, but his very presence in the office put us in constant danger that he might become president; pre-emptive action would have been justified. (Remember the “Pray for the President’s health!” posters?)
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Heh. That made me think of a great Saturday Night Live skit where Quayle is being sworn in and cannot remember the oath as the Chief Justice tells it to him.

It gets down to one word at a time and even then he has problems.

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[QUOTE=Giles]
So – mis-spelling “potato” should not be a capital offence?
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I thought he added an E. I didn’t know he capitalized the word as well.

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[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]
True, though probably not while VP; he did more damage in his subsequent Senate career. Fun fact: AFAIK, Calhoun was the only person to serve as VPOTUS under two separately elected presidents (John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson).
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George Clinton was VP for Jefferson and Madison, though they were of the same party.

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
Dubya appointing Jeb would violate the Federal anti-nepotism law that was adopted after JFK appointed his little brother Attorney General. We had a similar discussion in another thread as to whether President Hillary might appoint Bubba to anything.
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Can Congress put a statutory restriction on the President’s constitutional authority under Amendment 25?

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[QUOTE=Northern Piper]
Can Congress put a statutory restriction on the President’s constitutional authority under Amendment 25?
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If they did, he’d just issue a signing statement. . . .