I think he can be speaker but succession skips over him. Only the VP is required by the constitution to have the same requirements as president. I remember when Madeline Albright was Secretary of State and us talking about how succession would have to skip her.
Ah, Ms Rubin, you surely are aware we have entered into the "Whose Line Is It Anyways" phase of our decline where everything is made up and the rules don't matter...
He's testing the theory that everything can be purchased and the world is chock full of suckers. Is the presidency of a Democracy something you can't buy? Who says? Whose rule is that? Buying a country is the edge-lord wet dream of the disruptor fan boy king.
Citizens United was pretty clear on this one, money is speech. Elmo has the most money so he won. He’s president, Constitution or not. Please get with the program. The 21st Century Taney Court expects no less
I learned a hard lesson this past year. When you are one of the richest men in the world, rules don’t apply to you. So all that stuff we tell ourselves to feel better-that principles, laws and institutions matter, is no longer applicable.
Because when rich people buy anything they feel they own it, and can run it as they see fit. Just like in the Django scene where the plantation owner was going to bash the slaves head in, because he bought her and could do with her as he saw fit and nobody was going to tell him otherwise.
It’s called doing whatever they want to because there will be no one in any position of power including the DOJ, Military, Congress or SCOTUS who would dare to say no.
Shouldn't any discussion of Musk being speaker just be shut down? How can a foreigner be 2nd in the line of succession? He doesn't meet (so much) of the criteria to be a US president.
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If you know what I mean.
Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you a presidency.
Way to go, John!
"Acting president"?
https://theweek.com/speedreads/936488/michael-cohen-says-trump-lied-about-sending-investigators-hawaii-look-into-obamas-birth-certificate
https://bsky.app/profile/jenrubin.bsky.social/post/3ldpe6zrwfc2i
248 million, 249 million, 250 million. SOLD!!!