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Source: justthenews.com...
The White House’s internal challenge with coronavirus has brought the official presidential line of succession into the forefront.
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the line of succession would go from President Trump to Vice President Mike Pence to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The Constitution states that “in Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.”
Congress has the authority under the Constitution to designate the government officials in the presidential line of succession. Congress amended the order of succession under President Harry S. Truman when it passed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 designating the speaker of the House and Senate president pro tempore as the formal line of succession after the vice president.
originally posted by: carewemust
Monday, May 11, 2020
Top-notched journalist JOHN SOLOMON says with Covid-19 infiltrating the White House, President Trump and Vice-President Pence could come down with the virus. The door would then be opened for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to take charge of our nation.
Source: justthenews.com...
The White House’s internal challenge with coronavirus has brought the official presidential line of succession into the forefront.
According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the line of succession would go from President Trump to Vice President Mike Pence to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The Constitution states that “in Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.”
Congress has the authority under the Constitution to designate the government officials in the presidential line of succession. Congress amended the order of succession under President Harry S. Truman when it passed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 designating the speaker of the House and Senate president pro tempore as the formal line of succession after the vice president.
Most people think of a U.S. President dying, before the Vice-President can take over. But if both are incapacitated by Covid-19, like the UK's Boris Johnson was, Nancy Pelosi would be President, for at least a few days.
The question is, would Pelosi yield the Presidency back to Trump or Pence when one of them recovers sufficiently?
Or, will temp President Pelosi find a way to make sure neither of them ever recover? (Those who say, "Nah... Pelosi would never do that!", have not been paying close attention to the Democrat party over the past 4 years.)
If Nancy Pelosi assumed the Presidency and "invented" a way to keep herself in that office, should Americans then rise up and have her removed?
-CareWeMust
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: Gothmog
First , one has to ask themselves "how long does Pelosi have ?"
Has she left her posh kitchen (stocked up with Ice Cream and Wine) in San Francisco, and returned to Washington D.C. yet?
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: carewemust
It's silly leftist fantasizing and nothing more.
originally posted by: bigsnowman
Incapacitated by COVID-19? But the conservatives assured me it was "just a flu" and a demonRAT hoax
originally posted by: puzzled2
a reply to: carewemust
So will she have to give up the speaker role and who gets that? would she be able to issue new and alter all executive orders of Trump.
Change the vote to mailing?
But would all republicans sue in court to prevent her doing anything 0h well apart from the obvious pay raise she'll grant them all.
originally posted by: Gothmog
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: Gothmog
First , one has to ask themselves "how long does Pelosi have ?"
Has she left her posh kitchen (stocked up with Ice Cream and Wine) in San Francisco, and returned to Washington D.C. yet?
That's part of my wondering
Diabetes is dangerous at her age....
originally posted by: deadlysyn
Can't we just stick this Looney in AA instead? Seems like it would be a better fit for her.