When Cooch pointed out ‘ “assumes duties” but not the “office” ‘ ... that was a ‘tell’ that he was putting the best face on it. Which is alright by me.
LOve Cooch, and recommend The Bull Elephant highly!
Oddly, the best summary of succession, with cites, is on the awful RINO Bearing Drift:
https://bearingdrift.com/2019/02/06/gaming-out-line-of-succession-scenarios/
Thanks for the link!
Here ‘ya go ... some interesting reading:
Graham Moomaw
@gmoomaw
2h2 hours ago
For everyone still skeptical that Northam would get to pick a new LG if Fairfax resigns, here’s the 1982 AG opinion on the question. It’s not binding, but it’s the closest thing to an official legal interpretation we’ve got
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yk3y2AbrvhZ4YFphsHzePW242EnPMyLP/view
I’d copy/post it, but it’s got enough html type symbols that formatting would be a ‘bear’, so just the link (sorry!).