An Uber Congress???

[Ranger Joe]

Jul 25, 2011 16:32:53 GMT -5 cestlefun17 said:

I firmly believe that if the debt ceiling actually does collapse, then the house, senate and president should be removed from office (there is a provision for this in the Constitution if I'm not mistaken). Now, I'm not exactly sure who we'd replace them with so this isn't a feasible option...I just want to see the bastards hang if they play political chicken for too long and actually shit the bed more than they already have...

Unless you're suggesting that the House vote to impeach the President, 2/3 of the Senate votes to convict the President of a crime (and thus remove him from office), and 2/3 of both houses of Congress vote to expel every member of their house, then no, there is no such provision in the Constitution.

Hmm...what the hell am I thinking of then? I could have sworn there were provisions for removing pretty much the entire governing body (not just the Pres). I'm definitely not suggesting they impeach the President though. I like this guy for the most part. Heh.

[cestlefun17]

Some state constitutions provide for recall elections. There is no such provision in the United States Constitution however. You can vote your congressional representatives out in their next election, and petition the members of the Electoral College who represent you to vote out the President in his next election.