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It's a good time to give this a try.. Presidential succession:

"Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives

their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President."

Biden may be everything said about him -- but he is an American.

AMENDMENT XXV

  1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation,
    the Vice President shall become President.
  2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President,
    the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office
    upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
  3. Whenever the President transmits
    • to the President pro tempore of the Senate
    • and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
    his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,
    • and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary,
    such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
  4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments
    • or of such other body as Congress may by law provide,
    transmit
    • to the President pro tempore of the Senate
    • and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
    their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,
    • the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
    Thereafter, when the President transmits
    • to the President pro tempore of the Senate
    • and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
    his written declaration that no inability exists,
    • he shall resume the powers and duties of his office
    • unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department
      • or of such other body as Congress may by law provide,
      transmit within four days
      • to the President pro tempore of the Senate
      • and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
      their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.
    • Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session.
    • If the Congress,
      • within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration,
      • or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble,
      determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,
    • the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President;
    • otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

45 posted on 11/16/2015 12:34:37 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael

Who would you choose for Pres. in that succession? Remember whoever it is gets to choose a VP, too. Biden would choose????


46 posted on 11/17/2015 2:59:58 PM PST by dynachrome (We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
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