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Igel

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1. That kind of thing's true in just about any administration.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:10 PM

Jul 20

The president appoints those close to him. If he's incompetent, the only one to gain personally (in terms of power and position) from starting the process is the VP--and that person may be a persona non grata among fellow party members for doing so, stuck for a while with a hostile administration or no administration to speak of.

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No 25th Ammendment [View all] Mr.Bee Jul 20 OP

That kind of thing's true in just about any administration. Igel Jul 20 #1

U R Right! Mr.Bee Jul 20 #2

I'd love to see LogDog75 Jul 20 #3