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State of the Union Designated Survivor thread
1/30/06 | minus_273

Posted on 01/30/2006 4:50:14 PM PST by minus_273

For those who aren't aware, one member of the cabinet is kept away from the state of the union so that he/she can take over the government in the event there is a catastrophic attack during the state of the union. This person is the designated survivor who will be the president of the United States.

In addition one member of the house and senate from each party have to stay away to survive as the legislative branch. So, what are your thoughts on who will be the designated survivor tomorrow. According to wikipedia, in the past they were :

2001 Presidential Address Before Joint Session of Congress: Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
2002 State of the Union: Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior
2003 State of the Union: John Ashcroft, Attorney General
2004 State of the Union: Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce
2005 Presidential Inauguration: Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior
2005 State of the Union: Donald Evans*, Secretary of Commerce
John Doolittle (R-CA), House Republican Conference Secretary
George Miller (D-CA), Ranking Democrat, House Education and the Workforce Committee
Ted Stevens (R-AK), President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Kent Conrad (D-ND), Ranking Democrat, Senate Budget Committee


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KEYWORDS: cabinet; designatedsurvivor; sotu; stateoftheunion
I wonder if it will be condi.
1 posted on 01/30/2006 4:50:15 PM PST by minus_273
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To: minus_273

Isn't she on the road? Could well be her.


2 posted on 01/30/2006 4:51:44 PM PST by newzjunkey (In 2006: Reelect Arnold; Get GOP Elected in CA; Halt W's Amnesty for Illegals.)
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To: minus_273

Hmmmm...I wonder how drunk "the Swimmer" will be. He was so unhinged today that I hope the Secret Service checks him for a suicide vest.


3 posted on 01/30/2006 5:00:05 PM PST by EricT. (Join the Soylent Green Party. We recycle dead environmentalists....Thanx to Kenny Blankenship!)
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To: EricT.

Hopefully, Teddy won't show up. Then we'll be spared the cameras focusing on him.


4 posted on 01/30/2006 5:11:13 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: popdonnelly

Yeah, those shots with wide-angle lenses give me a headache.


5 posted on 01/30/2006 5:49:53 PM PST by Fatuncle (Were I not ignorant, I would not come here to learn.)
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To: minus_273
Fox News Sunday did a piece on this. It's Donald Evans again.
6 posted on 01/30/2006 8:08:48 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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