[hoagy62]

Actually, I saw someone on FR give the following scenario...

Dean manages to stay alive for two years and one day after inauguration. Suddenly falls victim to Arkancide.Hitlery sworn in...22nd Amendment says she can now serve TWO FULL TERMS after serving out the rest of the ex-Pres' term.

Enter the "Hillary Decade", full of Constitutional abuses, not to mention abuse of the Patriot Act.

At the end of 12 years, a "national emergency" comes up. Due to the fear and chaos, she assumes Emergency Powers, to include the "temporary" repeal of the 2nd and 22nd Amendments. She's now "Queen Hillary", we're her slaves, and the world goes to Hell.

Happy scenario, no?

[gridlock]

As long as we're talking nightmare scenarios, how would the NJ Supreme Court deal with the situation if the Howard Dean Straight Talk Express goes off a cliff sometime after the Convention? Would the nomination go to the Veep candidate automatically? Would the Democrat Party get a chance to name a new candidate at a new convention? Would the dead guy stay on the ticket, with the Veep sworn in instead?

The mind reels!