If the vice president is impeached, who takes his place?

Question

i saw something on the news this morning but caoght the tail end , anyone know why they want to impeach the vice president?

Answer 1

If they go by the same order as "in the event of an assassination" it would go to the Speaker of the House. But, just by being impeached does not get the official in question kicked out. Impeach is the same as being charged. If the official was found guilty for whatever transgression, then they would go through the motions of getting a new official.

Hope that makes sense!

Answer 2

If he is simply impeached, no one.  If he is tried and convicted by the Senate, and removed from office,  then the President gets to appoint his successor.

In our society, there are plenty of people who have ideas about what is wrong with the country, and what should be done to fix the wrongs. There are people who believe that the Vice President has committed crimes that are a basis for impeachment.  However, anyone can scream "Impeach" that doesn't mean that anything is going to be done.  Lawyers have made such a mockery of the law that no one can tell you what is right or what is wrong.  Every trial results in endless appeals because whoever doesn't like the verdict appeals it to the next higher court, and cases bounce back and forth for years until no one knows what the original question was.

By the way Nixon chose Gerald Ford, not Rockefeller

Answer 3

Speaker of the House

Answer 4

The persident would nominate someone most likely Condi Rice. However impeachment only puts the v.p. on trial it does not remove him from office.

Answer 5

Impeachment does not necessarily mean removal from office.  

There is no "succession" if the president is still in office.  The president appoints a new VP, who must be confirmed by the Senate.

This is what happened when Nixon's VP Agnew had to resign because of scandal, and he appointed Rockefeller.

Answer 6

Nancy Pelosi. The order of leadership for the White House is Pres., Vice-Pres. and then Speaker of the House. The reasons to impeach Cheney are basically the same ones to impeach Bush. The articles of impeachment were just formality to say that we that Cheney has committed serous crimes against the nation in violation of the Constitution. You have remember also, he did shoot someone at get away without being prosecuted.

Answer 7

The President would choose.

You sure he won't pick someone you hate even more?

Answer 8

The president selects someone to fill out his term.

Unfortunately, this person would have to be confirmed by congress, so it would be tough, no matter who the President choose.

Answer 9

The president would appoint a new VP. If both the president and VP are removed simultaneously, however, then Nancy Pelosi would become president. Of course, that just amounts to a coup d'etat, but Democrats are apparently really into that sort of thing.

Answer 10

The next MORON in line.

Answer 11

The president would nominate someone to replace him.  That person would have to be confirmed by the senate.