25th Amendment Loophole?

Hyperion

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Trouble is that the Speaker and Ppt are not necessarily of the same party as the President, so that a double vacancy could in effect reverse the verdict of the last election. At least a Sec of State is generally of the same party as the President who appointed him.

However, I suppose the 25A has gone a long way to make the problem moot.

Presidents have crossed the party line before in appointing or keeping a person in a Cabinet position, ie Obama keeping Robett Gates as Secretary of Defense. Depends on the POTUS, depends on the job he's looking to have filled.
 
To update, the VP is Acting President and we're waiting on the impeachment to be made official. Thank goodness I read Fear, Loathing and Gumbo.
 
Another Outcome?

A thought came to me that based on many factors the impeachment might be dropped. If the offense was less than someone other then the Vice President becoming POTUS, like Agnew even though he wasn't impeached. If the Speaker of the House was very unfit. If for what ever reason the country needed unity. These unlikely but possible. After all later they could impeach the new POTUS as long as the first trial was dismissed.
 
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