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Ivanka Trump, From First Daughter to First Female President? | POV | OZY

Proposing this path to the Presidency for her:
  1. Her father convinces Mike Pence to quit the Vice Presidency, like appointing him Supreme Court Justice.
  2. Her father appoints her Vice President.
  3. Her farther resigns, leaving her as President.

About her recent book, Women who Work, I've seen lots of negative reviews, like Our Lady of Complicity | Laurie Penny ("The first daughter fails the Turing test with her self-help book").
As it is, we can at least regard this eye-watering jumble of simpering platitudes shunted together by the heiress and entrepreneur—in between stints shilling as the acceptable face of an administration bent on destroying, among other things, women’s rights—in the cold, hard light of the post-liberal propaganda wars.

... Others have noted the desperate irony of declaring yourself the face of working women whilst abetting a tyrant who once declared it dangerous for a man to allow his wife to work, and quite clearly has as much respect for your sex as he once showed you on the Howard Stern Show, when he agreed you were a “piece of ass.”

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The worst thing is that this is not just a dross self-help book. Anyone can write a dross self-help book. ...

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In Women Who Work, Ivanka unequivocally depicts herself as the embodiment of everything aspirational and desirable in contemporary womanhood. The answer to any and every problem faced by a “woman who works” is simply “be more like Ivanka.” Be white, wealthy, and blonde; be rich, thin, and expensively coiffed; be late-stage kamikaze capitalist femininity made silicon-sculpted flesh. Be the Grifters’ Madonna. This is a woman who wants to sell you designer bootstraps made by foreign sweatshop workers and for you to call yourself a free bitch.
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Ivanka Trump Booed while Dad Destroys Office of Global Women’s Issues | Skepchick
Ivanka Trump, braindead puppet and progeny of a bombastic racist gameshow host who is currently President of the United States, was recently invited to a women’s summit in Berlin. Why? Well, because she’s a woman! And because 36 years ago, Donald Trump ejaculated into her mother. She’s really earned this.

If you think I’m being too harsh on poor Ivanka, you’re not alone! Just as I’m not alone — when Ivanka stated with a completely straight face that her father a “tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive,” the audience rightfully booed her.
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Toni said:
Opoponax said:
It's just idiotic enough for Trump supporters to believe it would be the greatest thing ever.
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Nope. She's a woman. This would not fly with quite a few Trump supporters. Add in that her husband is Jewish and she converted and you've lost another chunk.
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If Trump was found sitting naked on the front lawn of the White House, eating grass clippings and cockroaches out of a bowl, his fans would say it was a shrewd move. Then they'd go off about how Hillary sold uranium to Russia and pocketed $20 million from it.

These aren't thinkers; they're fanatics. They're the same types of personalities that could've escaped the bunker, but instead chose to commit suicide along with Hitler. So while Trump being impeached and subsequently removed would be great, there would still be a large, cult-like group that would become the next generation of American terrorists. I'm thinking something along the lines of dozens, if not more Timothy McVeigh types.

Trump would be their Che Guevara, or something along those lines.
 
She is so vacuous that Trump supporters might think she is the new Sarah Palin. This is a horror movie waiting to happen. Trump will be ousted sooner or later, he can't hide all of his crimes forever. As soon as the repubs see that they may not be re-elected they will distance themselves in droves.
 
Opoponax said:
Toni said:
Nope. She's a woman. This would not fly with quite a few Trump supporters. Add in that her husband is Jewish and she converted and you've lost another chunk.
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If Trump was found sitting naked on the front lawn of the White House, eating grass clippings and cockroaches out of a bowl, his fans would say it was a shrewd move. Then they'd go off about how Hillary sold uranium to Russia and pocketed $20 million from it.

These aren't thinkers; they're fanatics. They're the same types of personalities that could've escaped the bunker, but instead chose to commit suicide along with Hitler. So while Trump being impeached and subsequently removed would be great, there would still be a large, cult-like group that would become the next generation of American terrorists. I'm thinking something along the lines of dozens, if not more Timothy McVeigh types.

Trump would be their Che Guevara, or something along those lines.
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Ivanka is not her father and would never command the fanaticism. Seriously there is a not insignificant nber of his followers who are anticipating Armageddon and the second coming that they are gleefully helping the first along in anticipation of the second. Not joking.
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
hurtinbuckaroo said:
You forgot 2a) The House and Senate vote to approve her selection.

Never happen.
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Yup. No way in heck she'd be approved. The Republicans aren't dumb enough to...

...it needs to be more than a 50% +1 vote right?
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Nope. If the VP leaves office the President appoints a new one and they must be confirmed by a simple majority in both the House & Senate. 1 vote more than 50%.


25th Amendment said:
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 principal 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.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv
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If there is no VP, the the speaker of the house is next in line for succession, right? Assuming the plan goes as far as vacating the VP seat by appointing Pence to SC or similar. Why on Earth would Paul Ryan let Trump choose his successor, when he could be the successor?
 
Here's the sticker

25th Ammendment said:
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments
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Il Douchebag appointed the cabinet, if they turn on him, they'll loose their cushy goverment jobs

This is the one I'm always scared of

Article II Section 3 said:
and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper;
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In late Dec 2018 or Jan. 2019 if the Dems get the Senate back, the GOP could set up a filibuster to keep the Senate in session.

Later,
ElectEngr
 
If it were to go down as the OP described, I think only sections 1 & 2 would really apply. In OP's scenario, the resignations of both Trump & Pence are voluntary, with Pence going first. In that case removal proceedings are irrelevant. The question there would be who Trump would replace Pence with, and getting it through both Houses of Congress.


The 25th Amendment isn't the only way for Trump, or any other President, to be forced from office. The House of Representatives, by simple majority vote, can vote Articles of Impeachment against the President. The Senate would then try the President on each Article of Impeachment, with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. If the Senate were to convict on any of said Articles of Impeachment Trump is gone. 2/3 of the Senate is required to vote to convict on any given article.
 
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