Democrat or Republican?

[DW]

Ah, yep...silly me...heh, seems like we're mixing up all the old presidents...

[Gamefreak]

He was the one who died only a month into office, right?

[darkphantomime]

.....

Isn't that what Shikamaru just said?

[Gamefreak]

Darn it!  I guess I deserve that, I haven't been exactly on the ball today.

[MasterKeyX]

I hope Cheney doesn't die. Yes, that was random, but I was just thinking of what would happen if he passed.

[darkphantomime]

Nothing would really happen. At least, after the 2008 elections anyway. If he were to die sometime in the near future, it wouldn't be that devastating... He's getting on in years.

[MasterKeyX]

Well, not only is Cheney getting old, but he also has a notoriously bad heart.

[DW]

Yeah, but nothing would really happen if he died. Except that he wouldn't take the job of President if Bush died, but I think in that case the Secretary of State steps up and takes the Presidency...

[Gamefreak]

Line of descendance from Presidentual vacancy.

1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State.

In the case of a vacancy of the Vice President, as it happened during the Nixon administration after Spiro Agnew resigned, the President appoints a new Vice President and Congress votes on whether to approve the appointment.

[DW]

Just a fun fact about Speakers of the House, in Britain they aren't allowed to speak...

[Gamefreak]

Oh the irony.

In light of recent happenings with my further exploits of politics, I may have discovered that I am quite a libertarian.

[Momoko]

I really dont care...
And I ont really know.

[Gamefreak]

Why don't you care?  Why don't you know?  Reasons man!  Reasons!

[Momoko]

How!?I dont konw why!

[Gamefreak]

Well, you must have a reason why you don't care about the government.