...Under Sherman?s bill, the line of succession would begin with the Secretary of State and extend through the Cabinet, but would for the first time include officials outside Washington, D.C., and in some cases outside the borders of the United States, specifically the ambassador to the United Nations, the ambassador to Great Britain and a few other American ambassadors...
I don't get the rush to get power OUT of the hands of the duly elected and into the hands of those who are appointed.
Why remove the Speaker and Senate President Pro Tempore from the lineup? They've been elected and they know what's going on.
Why an ambassador?
You could get some real putz that way.
The Senate ProTem is typically the oldest senator from the majority side. Its an honorary position. Often, they have difficulty remembering their own name, let alone knowing what's going on. I'd be in favor of moving the majority leader into that succession slot.
You could get some real putz that way.
Imagine Bill Clinton as the UN Ambassador. Under this unconstitutional proposal we would get Bill Clinton some putz as president...(again)