One of those Constitutional things that was never altered by the 17th Amendment.
Back when the overall vote total was applied to the Vice-president.
Making VPOTUS an \elected Constitutional office\ office.
It is no longer such and a dire crisis awaits when it is found that Biden did not receive enough legitimate votes to win in 2022.
It would mean that the “coat-tails” VP is not legitimate also leaving BOTH POSITIONS >>simultaneously empty<<.
The line of succession (LoS) in the Constitution does not figure this scenario.
Rereading the Constitution proves that LoS is interrupted by the absence of BOTH positions as one must be in office to “succeed” from the loss.
Pelosi is not “Constitutionally” the next in line.
THIS is why we need originalist SCOTUS judges.
Also, this would be a “trigger” for devolution of Biden’s watch.
If it weren’t already in motion from Trump’s watch.
I point you back to January 11, 2021.
One of those Constitutional things that was never altered by the 17th Amendment.
Back when the overall vote total was applied to the Vice-president.
Making VPOTUS an \elected Constitutional office\ office.
It is no longer such and a dire crisis awaits when it is found that Biden did not receive enough legitimate votes to win in 2022.
It would mean that the “coat-tails” VP is not legitimate also leaving BOTH POSITIONS >>simultaneously empty<<.
The line of succession (LoS) in the Constitution does not figure this scenario.
Rereading the Constitution proves that LoS is interrupted by the absence of BOTH positions as one must be in office to “succeed” from the loss.
Pelosi is not “Constitutionally” the next in line.
THIS is why we need originalist SCOTUS judges.
Also, this would be a “trigger” for devolution of Biden’s watch.
If it weren’t already in motion from Trump’s watch.
I point you back to January 11, 2021.
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I love your Constitution and am trying to understand it better as it applies to the Biden, Harris, Pelosi LoS. I’ve been mulling your post over for a few days and trying to do the relevant research, but I’m stuck. Can you please explain this part for me? “One of those Constitutional things that was never altered by the 17th Amendment. Back when the overall vote total was applied to the Vice-president. Making VPOTUS an \elected Constitutional office\ office.”
I understand that the Seventeenth Amendment, which seems to apply only to the selection/election of Senators, didn’t change something. What is the something? How the VP is chosen? Do I understand correctly that the VP used to be appointed but is now elected? Are you saying that if Biden wasn’t properly elected, then Harris isn’t properly elected and the simultaneous vacancy of both positions interrupts the LoS so that Pelosi isn’t eligible? Which part of the Constitution applies here?
Thank you in advance for helping me understand the current situation better.