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    How could a Pres. 'fire' a VP?

    Would this be possible?
    Who would oversee it...congress, Senate, (impeachment process?)

    IE: Could Obama choose Clinton, and then change his mind post election, when she and Bill try and shanghai the office?

    Does anyone know the protocol?
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    ask for resignation?
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    No Law to rire a VP

    Seems thre is no presedent to fire or remove a Vice President ( President of the Senate)

    Only two have stopped being VP short of Death.

    Spiro Agnew resigned due to a Criminal investigation

    John C. Calhoun resigned on December 28, 1832 to take a seat in the Senate, having been chosen to fill a vacancy.

    Once you are VP you stay VP. It appears there have been some serious dust-ups between POTUS And VPOTUS
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    Quote Originally Posted by rideit View Post
    How could a Pres. 'fire' a VP?

    Would this be possible?
    Who would oversee it...congress, Senate, (impeachment process?)

    IE: Could Obama choose Clinton, and then change his mind post election, when she and Bill try and shanghai the office?

    Does anyone know the protocol?
    Probably 2 ways the President can be involved;
    -Ask them to resign.
    -Put a bullet in their brain.
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    What MTT said.

    Bear in mind that before the process was changed to allow a pres/veep ticket, the veep was the runner up. Naturally, there's no process for the pres to dump his closest rival.
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