According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, currently in force, if George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were impeached and convicted, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would become President. Under the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution she would then get to nominate a new Vice President, to be confirmed by the House and Senate. Maybe we could have one of the Presidential candidates who has dropped out as temporary VP (e.g., John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Joe Biden, or Chis Dodd). This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.