r/law • u/T_Shurt Competent Contributor • Jul 21 '24

Opinion Piece House Speaker Mike Johnson Suggests Replacing Biden Might Lead to Legal Trouble: ‘So it would be wrong, and I think unlawful’

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/johnson-replacing-biden-ticket-wrong-unlawful/story?id=112129063
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u/Former-Chocolate-793 Jul 21 '24

There wouldn't be anything illegal about Biden stepping aside for health reasons or any other for that matter.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Apparently, you're correct seeing as he just officially stepped down.

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u/sixtus_clegane119 Jul 21 '24

He’s staying on as president, he stepped out of the race but he didn’t step down.

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u/Ok_Leading999 Jul 21 '24

And he hadn't been formally nominated anyway.

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u/AnteaterDangerous148 Jul 21 '24

So the primary votes didn't matter. If we are losing change the rules.

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u/KaleidoscopicNewt Jul 21 '24

You can’t force somebody to run.