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Posted on 12/23/2008 12:42:44 PM PST by BP2
Unless Obama were impeached and convicted, Biden would be VP. If Obama never qualified after becoming President-elect then Biden becomes Acting President but not actually President. I don't know if a presumptive President or a President elect can be impeached, but I don't think so. If 'President elect' is considered a 'civil Office' by virtue of being explicitly mentioned in the COTUS then I suppose so, but that is really, really stretching the definition. A gain, as Impeachment is limited to 'The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States' I don't think the President elect can be impeached.
That is my point. The 14th Amendment did away with divisions the classes of citizens when it comes to Protections under the Constitution. And since Plyler, even illegal aliens have all the constitutional rights as a citizen.
And the SCOTUS is not going to start to strip away the Equal Protection Clause and the 14th Amendment in not going to go away.
From that way I read the 20th, if BHO were disqualified, Biden would become acting president until someone is qualified.
And the Democratic controlled Congress would choose the President.]
Even if they left it up to the States, the Democrats control more state houses and Gov. seats than the GOP.
So, if you knock Obama out, you will end up with a President Biden, Pelosi, Reid or Clinton.
What about dual citizenship? Do you think that dual citizens are constitutionally excluded? If so, would you say that a person who was claimed as a subject or citizen by another sovereignty would be considered to be ineligible by virtue of potentially having divided loyalties?
It does not appear that the SCOTUS views this case to be all that urgent since they will not get around to a conference until January 15th.
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