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HUGE: Imminent Vacancy Rumors Swirling on Capitol Hill
PJ Media ^ | 11/16/2021 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 11/17/2021 6:54:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Is a high-profile confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on the horizon? On Tuesday night, Fox News’ Jesse Watters reported that Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram “has been hearing whispers suggesting there could be some new, high-profile confirmation hearings on the horizon in the House of Representatives.”

“Why is this a big deal? Because the House does not confirm normal nominees, but it does confirm vice presidential nominees. Does this have something to do with Kamala Harris?” Watters pondered.

Recent reports have suggested there’s a lot of tension and dysfunction behind the scenes in the White House. Kamala Harris isn’t happy with the role she’s been asked to play and her allies are accusing Biden of racism for favoring Transportation Secretary Buttigieg over her .

“There’s a lot of conjecture right now about the future of VP Harris and her lagging poll numbers,” Pergram told Watters. “As you know, I appreciate Congressional process and mechanics. So I got a message recently from someone who knows Capitol Hill very well, and they suggested that I should familiarize myself with the process to confirm a vacancy for the Vice President in the Senate and in the House.”

PEGRAM WAS QUICK TO CLARIFY THAT “THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS AFOOT HERE, BUT I ALWAYS DO MY HOMEWORK, ESPECIALLY ABOUT PROCESS”

The last vice president to be confirmed by Congress was Norman Rockefeller after Gerald Ford became president following Richard Nixon’s resignation. Ford himself was confirmed by Congress to be Nixon’s vice president when he filled the vacancy left by Vice President Spiro Agnew.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: kamalaharris; washingtondc
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1 posted on 11/17/2021 6:54:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It’d be trading ineptitude for more ineptitude.


2 posted on 11/17/2021 6:57:23 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: SeekAndFind

Can’t she just open her mouth and satiate everyone’s angst?


3 posted on 11/17/2021 6:58:21 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yea, who cares, they can hardly screw it up worse from here.


4 posted on 11/17/2021 6:58:22 AM PST by Democrat = party of treason
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To: SeekAndFind

Norman? Lololol


5 posted on 11/17/2021 6:58:55 AM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe the vacancy will occur when Harris replaces Biden as President.


6 posted on 11/17/2021 6:58:59 AM PST by kabar
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To: SeekAndFind

BootyGig would be just as disastrous a President in Waiting as Kamala.

Maybe more. I think he can probably hide his incompetence better. Those who are stirring to awakening would quickly go back to sleep


7 posted on 11/17/2021 6:59:22 AM PST by Mygirlsmom (Back after a long hiatus. Now mygrandkidsgrandma)
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To: SeekAndFind

To replace the VP now only means that POTUS’ diagnosis has gone terminal, no? They don’t want Harris as POTUS. no?


8 posted on 11/17/2021 6:59:22 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (The kernel of our firm's job is to go with lots. - tnlibertarian job offer letter)
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To: SeekAndFind

some want Sec Trans and his husband
as VP; ready to be gay-pRES when Xiden collapses.


9 posted on 11/17/2021 7:00:34 AM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Norman Rockefeller”?

I guess they couldn’t remember if it was Norman Rockwell or Nelson Rockefeller.


10 posted on 11/17/2021 7:00:57 AM PST by ameribbean expat (Don't blame others for the road you're on. That's your own asphalt.)
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To: SeekAndFind
How, exactly, will they get Harris to resign short of threatening her with being charged for some crime?

And who would the have appointed VP? Hillary? She's as non compos mentis as Biden, although she would probably be the Deep State's preferred replacement.

In any case, if there is a new VP appointed, that would be followed by the drool bucket's resignation shortly thereafter.

11 posted on 11/17/2021 7:01:52 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: SeekAndFind
So yes, process is key here. Would such an event then require kamaltoeho-rizontal to resign, perceivably in disgrace no matter how they present it, then congress would appoint a replacement? Per quick reference, yes.

Those circumstances are provided for in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed in 1967. Section 2 states:

"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."

How a U.S. Vice Presidential Vacancy Is Filled

12 posted on 11/17/2021 7:02:03 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: SeekAndFind

I keep seeing articles hinting that Harris is on the way out and will be replaced.

Harris is “out” only if she volunteers to step down. I don’t see that happening. “Hey, I just figured out that I suck as VP, and so I’ll be stepping down ...”

I just don’t see it.


13 posted on 11/17/2021 7:02:04 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Alec Baldwin has killed more people than the Jan 6 protesters. And he will serve less jail time.)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

Funny how theft, dishonesty, and manipulation always seems to come back and haunt you.


14 posted on 11/17/2021 7:02:08 AM PST by mosaicwolf
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To: SeekAndFind

She will not voluntarily resign unless she is or about to be indicted for a felony. This woman is without shame and will just sit in her office and wait for Biden’s inevitable end.


15 posted on 11/17/2021 7:02:45 AM PST by allendale
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To: ealgeone

Replacing one criminal with another.


16 posted on 11/17/2021 7:02:55 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: SeekAndFind

Only 2 ways the VP leaves office. If she quits or dies. Hmmmm.


17 posted on 11/17/2021 7:04:08 AM PST by technically right
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To: SeekAndFind

See tagline. The question on my mind for the last couple of months is, will it be Hillary, or maybe Michelle, or who knows? But I suspect our next president will not be Biden or Kamala and will definitely happen before 2024. Probably before 2022 elections.


18 posted on 11/17/2021 7:04:46 AM PST by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: kabar

> Maybe the vacancy will occur when Harris replaces Biden as President. <

Ha! Since were engaging in pure speculation here, that’s a possibility. Joe resigns due to poor health. Kamala takes over, and appoints an unqualified lunatic as her VP (birds of a feather flock together).


19 posted on 11/17/2021 7:04:56 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They can’t make Harris leave. They would have to have a sweetener. Can you imagine Harris on SCOTUS?


20 posted on 11/17/2021 7:05:03 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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