Did I beat fiddy?
Dragging this over from Festival:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4084301/posts?page=2173#2173
“This leaves several questions for me.
One, I think I’ve sussed and it it aligns with the Law of War 11.3.
- Once Devolution was triggered, why was Trump still considered POTUS until January 20?
I believe the Devolution plan and/or his PEADs allowed for the Command Council to appoint an \acting President\ until such time the council can reclaim the seat of government.
This would be appropriate according to several citations in the Constitution and recent (modern) Amendments that use the language of acting President.
Trump was appointed acting President on January 11.
This makes sense (to me) as to why Harris flies US airspace in call signal AF2.
She, at this time |is| VP.
Militarily, the VP has no command position.
Pence was not VPOTUS after January 11.
Refer back to the Constitution to determine the accountability of an “acting” President.
And, remember, any such “acting” President is not given the CinC authority (not elected but appointed to the office).
But, he wields the executive/administrative powers of the Office of President.
Still some thought to go on this because Biden “acting” as if he was the President doesn’t quite fit.
It is quite possible that Biden is Executive President and not Trump, which can also work as long as the military is on control via the PEADS and Devolution.”