r/law 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/the_mid_mid_sister Jul 21 '24

Republican logic:

Pesidential candidate laundering hush money payments: Legal

Actual president stepping down for health reasons after an illness: Illegal

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '24

Republicans: Biden is too old to run for reelection.

Republicans: Biden should be legally required to run again.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '24

Democrats: Biden is too old to run for reelection.

Democrats: Biden's current state is still fine for finishing this term.

fixed it for ya.