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With President Obama and VP Biden not on U.S. soil that does NOT change the status of Boehner.
A few websites are trying to make this a story and it is NOT.
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DU OP: http://sync.democraticunderground.com/1251294874
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Excerpt/comment from: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/19/president_boehner_for_20_minutes.html
"That's not how succession works. It's not like many states, where the LG is in charge when the Gov. is out of state. The 25th Amendment nowhere states that the President or VP cease to hold their office, even in an acting capacity, when on foreign soil. Boehner will just be the highest ranking official on American soil, which means nothing constitutionally speaking."
"That's not how succession works. It's not like many states, where the LG is in charge when the Gov. is out of state. The 25th Amendment nowhere states that the President or VP cease to hold their office, even in an acting capacity, when on foreign soil. Boehner will just be the highest ranking official on American soil, which means nothing constitutionally speaking."
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