To: La Enchiladita
That's presidential succession. The Speaker is not next in line if the VP resigns. The President gets to appoint the VP if Cheney resigns.
325 posted on
10/28/2005 10:29:52 AM PDT by
elc
To: elc
376 posted on
10/28/2005 10:41:06 AM PDT by
La Enchiladita
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To: elc
That's presidential succession. The Speaker is not next in line if the VP resigns. The President gets to appoint the VP if Cheney resigns.
Unless; the President dies before the new VP can be sworn in; then the Speak will become the president. So I think comments are right; in their own way.
378 posted on
10/28/2005 10:41:23 AM PDT by
Keith59
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