To: eastforker
The Sequence of Presidential Succession
1. Vice-President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
11. Secretary of Labor
12. Secretary of Health and Human Services
13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
14. Secretary of Transportation
15. Secretary of Energy
16. Secretary of Education
37 posted on
01/26/2004 2:22:25 PM PST by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: MineralMan
I understand succession, but could a mad man in the hot seat destroy civilization on a whim?
44 posted on
01/26/2004 2:24:42 PM PST by
eastforker
(The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
To: MineralMan
My guess is that there are a couple of additional people in that line of succession right now -- the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Homeland Security at #17 and #18, respectively.
50 posted on
01/26/2004 2:28:08 PM PST by
Alberta's Child
(Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
To: MineralMan
Your list is old. You have to add:
17. Department of Homeland Security
97 posted on
01/26/2004 3:30:29 PM PST by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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