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Metta World Peace Outlines What He Would Do If Elected President

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Lakers forward Metta World Peace on Tuesday listed some of the things he would do if elected president.

Tweeting with the hashtag #ifmettawaspresident, World Peace floated some unorthodox Election Day ideas.

For example, Saturday night would be "Salsa Night" at the White House. Four-time NBA defensive player of the year Ben Wallace would be named Secretary of Defense. And divorces would be replaced by something called "relationship swaps."

As for a vice president, World Peace said he'd pick Al Gore.

Here are some highlights:

Unfortunately for World Peace, presidential candidates need to qualify to be written-in on California ballots and his name is not included on the list of five official presidential write-in candidates.

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