"There's no law against it, and it's a job that I want." Earlier this year, Waka Flocka Flame made noise by only half-jokingly announcing his candidacy for President. Where Kanye West set a far-off date--the Chicago superstar maintains that he's running in 2020--Flocka was eyeing this election cycle. But with that field becoming increasingly crowded (Yahoo reports that Vice President Joe Biden will soon announce a campaign; the super PAC that was started speculatively has decided to "go dark" to wait for official word.)  But rather than pull out of politics altogether, the Flockaveli rapper has announced in a video for Funny Or Die that he's running to replace John Boehner as Speaker of the House.

Flocka is right: though the Speaker is always, in practice, a member of the party with a majority in the House, the position can technically be filled by anyone, including those who hold no governmental positions. The person who holds this position generally sets the legislative agenda for his or her party, and is one of the key faces of the opposition when the House and the executive branch are controlled by different parties. As per the 25th Amendment, the Speaker is second in line (after the Vice President) to succeed the President. Last month, Boehner announced that he would be stepping down at the end of October; he more recently said he's stay on until the Republican leadership can settle on a suitable replacement. (Though anyone is technically free to run, parties find it politically advantageous to put forth a single candidate who will be confirmed with ease.) Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin representative who was Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, is seen by some as Boehner's presumptive successor, despite publicly stating his disinterest in the job.

 

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