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I don't think Republicans thought this through.
If Biden resigns, Harris becomes President now.. And since she'd be serving less than half a term, it doesn't count against her two-term limit. The GOP are acting like they'd somehow get to choose who replaces Biden or something.
And they'd be basically giving Harris a six month or so opportunity to show voters that she can do the job. Why the fuck would you want to give your opponent an opportunity like that?
I want to play poker with some of the morons who come up with these ideas. I'd own their house in an hour, and they'd still be paying the mortgage. And it's not that I'm even that good at poker. But if you're dumb enough to actually think this is a good idea, I damn well know I can take your money with a 3 of diamonds and a basic forest from Magic the Gathering.
The one upside for the Republicans of Harris becoming POTUS right now is that she’d no longer be able to break any ties in the Senate, letting them bring both houses of Congress to a halt.
Harris would just name a new VP to break any ties in the Senate.
25th Amendment, Section 2:
Between the do-nothing House and the hypothetically deadlocked Senate, it’d never happen. Besides, without a VP, the Speaker of the House is the next in line for the Presidency.
That’s not how the line of succession works, though. A25S2 says precisely what happens if there’s a VP vacancy, but not a presidential vacancy.
The Speaker gets bumped to President if BOTH VP and President are vacant.
That said, I’m sure the Tribunal of Six can come up with some sort of creative interpretation to apply things in a blatantly biased and partisan fashion.
Does that make the Speaker the one responsible for certification of election results on January 6th 2025?