Its getting so old that its boring. Its certainly not a scarey nightmare, its a nightmare in that people keep posting it OVER AND OVER AND OVER. Yes, that is a nightmare.
Cruz appoints Davis Lt Gov (Repubs do not have a majority to block).
Never happen in a million years, I don't know if you got the memo, but the despise eachother, Cruz thinks he has a shot, so he is taking it. He has alienated, not pun intended, the rest of the party in doing so and contradicting party edict. So everything that follows in this "nightmare" is laughably untrue.
If Davis resigned (which his Clintonesque ego would never allow), Bustamante does not "become Governor." He only becomes "acting Governor" and only until the "recall election is held." And, if Davis resigned, the recall election "will still be held." The only difference is the yes-no question of removing Davis would not appear on the ballot.
As long as California's existing election laws are followed, your scenario is impossible. And since the California Supreme Court has already rejected five challenges to this election, that law will stand.
There is an NAACP/ACLU court challenge to the election that is still live. I just heard the representative for the Plaintiffs in that case on Fox News. She is dumb as a hoe handle. As a 40-year expert in election law, I guarantee that case as well will be thrown out of court.
Rest easy. The only way that Davis can remain Governor is if he wins the recall vote. And his numbers there are already at an all-time low and still dropping. Davis is road kill. Focus your attention on who will replace him from the election.
Billybob