This got me thinking. Mid-terms are coming fast, and by the end of January the Republicans will be in charge and starting (hopefully) all sorts of investigations and impeachments. The Dims would want their house in order before impeachments started, because if Joe and the Ho are still there they stand to lose both of them. Pelosi would be next up, but I'm sure they are worried she would be impeached as soon as she took office as well. Currently next on deck would be Patrick Leahy (President pro tempore of the Senate), who chaired Trump's last impeachment.
Notice I said "currently". First - Leahy is retiring so he will be gone and a new President pro tempore will be chosen. Second, and this one is huge - historically the President pro tempore is the senior senator of the majority party. In January that should be Chuck Grassley - putting a Republican in the chain of succession.
Depending on the timings for impeachments and Vice Presidential nominations, there is a small possibility that Grassley could become POTUS due to succession. Grassley would then choose his own VP and submit the choice to Congress. Congress would then confirm the VP with a simple majority vote in both houses eventually (hopefully after many MMA fights between the geriatrics on the hill), completely flipping the House, Senate, and the White House.
This got me thinking. Mid-terms are coming fast, and by the end of January the Republicans will be in charge and starting (hopefully) all sorts of investigations and impeachments. The Dims would want their house in order before impeachments started, because if Joe and the Ho are still there they stand to lose both of them. Pelosi would be next up, but I'm sure they are worried she would be impeached as soon as she took office as well. Currently next on deck would be Patrick Leahy (President pro tempore of the Senate), who chaired Trump's last impeachment.
Notice I said "currently". First - Leahy is retiring so he will be gone and a new President pro tempore will be chosen. Second, and this one is huge - historically the President pro tempore is the senior senator of the majority party. In January that should be Chuck Grassley - putting a Republican in the chain of succession.
Depending on the timings for impeachments and Vice Presidential nominations, there is a small possibility that Grassley could become POTUS due to succession. Grassley would then choose his own VP and submit the choice to Congress. Congress would then confirm the VP with a simple majority vote in both houses eventually (hopefully after many MMA fights between the geriatrics on the hill), completely flipping the House, Senate, and the White House.
Wouldn’t that be a twist in the plot! love the thinking here.