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Re: Presidential Succession?
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Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:56:51 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote:
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> I'm posting this to .debate because I can see it winding up there anyway,
> but here goes.
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> If the President-Elect passes away or becomes unable to serve as President
> before he's sworn in, who gets the job? Similary, if the VP-Elect passes
> away before inauguration, who's No. 2? For that matter, if the VP passes
> away while in office, who fills the post? The Speaker?
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> Not major issues, but I was curious and couldn't find a quick websource
> for the answers. Thanks!
If the Pres-Elect dies the VP-Elect becomes the Pres-Elect.
US Constitution, Article XX, Section 3.
It is not clear to me what happens if the VP-Elect dies before inauguration.
The same Article XX might apply; if so, Congress would decide the new VP-Elect.
But if the VP dies when in office then the Prez nominates a new VP
who must be approved by both Houses of Congress.
US Constitution, Article XXV, Section 2.
I remember learning in school that if the Prez and VP both die, the Speaker
of the House takes over as Prez, but I didn't see anything about that
in the Constitution. Maybe someone else knows more about this.
http://www.constitution.org/cons/constitu.htm
/Eric McC/
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| (...) Wow! I knew The Constitution would be the place to look, but I was daunted by the scope of the task and I'm not too familiar with the text beyond that amendment about giving a chicken bone to a dog. Thank you for the information and the link. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I'm posting this to .debate because I can see it winding up there anyway, but here goes. If the President-Elect passes away or becomes unable to serve as President before he's sworn in, who gets the job? Similary, if the VP-Elect passes away before (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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