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To: adanaC
Biden couldn’t do any worse than Obama.

Maybe, maybe not. Biden would certainly make the world a much more dangerous place for Americans.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that if the ticket was invalid, so were electoral college votes cast for it. That would make Biden's election void as well.

Would that make Hillary VP?

Only if she were selected by the incoming President. After VP, the succession goes Pelosi, Byrd, Clinton, Geithner. Presidents have chosen VPs since the days of Vice President Aaron Burr, either through their political parties, or Senate confirmation in the case of appointments, like Gerald Ford.

There are far worse things than a VP H. Clinton and a President Pelosi is certainly one of them. Save that thought for Halloween or something ...

25 posted on 07/29/2009 3:21:04 PM PDT by altair (My job just got "relocated" to India - Thank You Soetoro, Barney and Chris!)
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To: altair
Pelosi and Reid are on record as having certified that 0 was eligible to run for office. Her and his signatures are on that document. They may have to answer for that in a court of law in whatever manner the law requires.

No President Pelosi.

Biden at least, doesn't put our soldiers at risk of following illegally issued orders during a war, making them war criminals.

28 posted on 07/29/2009 3:33:25 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: altair
I seem to recall reading somewhere that if the ticket was invalid, so were electoral college votes cast for it. That would make Biden's election void as well.

I don't think so, at least not directly. Electoral votes for President and Vice President are Constitutionally separate, since passage of th 12th amendment. Now you might be able to impeach him for fraud, but he is (presumably) eligible, and he got a majority of the electoral votes for Vice President, that makes him Vice President.

However there is an argument to be made that, if BHO should be found ineligible, he would be considered to have "failed to qualify". In that case the "Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified". But "qualifying " President could get complicated. But that aside, Biden would remain Vice President, and not automatically become President. The rest of the Presidential succession would not come into play either.

55 posted on 07/29/2009 10:32:59 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: altair
After VP, the succession goes Pelosi, Byrd, Clinton, Geithner.

But that only applies if the one ahead of them is dead, or not eligible to be President. For example, SecState Kissinger could not have become President under the rules of Presidential succession, since he is a Naturalized Citizen.

But even Biden isn't stupid enough to put Hillary a heartbeat away from the Presidency, not when it's his heartbeat.

57 posted on 07/29/2009 10:43:32 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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