2016 Postmortem

AverageMe

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14. There is reason to worry

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 10:31 PM

Mar 2013

The current presidential line of succession, as specified by the United States Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is: Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (D), and secondly Speaker of the House John Boehner (R). Very few times are the President and Vice President together in a non-tightly controlled environment, the presidential inauguration is one such occasion in which this is true. If the unthinkable happened, and both President Obama and Vice President Biden should die, a Republican, John Boehner would be our President. John Boehner's policies would be the exact opposite of those of President Obama and Vice President Biden's. The presidential line of succession should be changed so that the presidency would not switch parties if there was a co-ordinated attack by madmen on both the President and Vice President.

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ACK! President Boehner for 20 Minutes? [View all] babylonsister Mar 2013 OP

He'd probably be too drunk to notice, anyway. n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #1

Sign an executive order where he confiscates the nations liquor for himself. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #2

No deal if the 20 minutes are during happy hour Blue Owl Mar 2013 #3

"Luckily, there is no reason to panic" demwing Mar 2013 #4

actually most of the rules of succession are covered by statute, not the Constitution. onenote Mar 2013 #8

Fair enough, but luck still has no part demwing Mar 2013 #10

Correct. And the author of the article who wrote that is an idiot. onenote Mar 2013 #11

There is reason to worry AverageMe Mar 2013 #14

Never going to happen onenote Mar 2013 #15

20 Minutes In The Hands Of These Repugs Could Spell Disaster..... global1 Mar 2013 #5

That is silly. President Obama will still be the ONLY president no matter where in the world he is. Tx4obama Mar 2013 #6

+ a really big number onenote Mar 2013 #7

Um....just because the President isn't in the country doesn't mean he stops being the President. Arkana Mar 2013 #9

Boehner's 20 minutes in emoticons: Aristus Mar 2013 #12

Can we PLEASE be serious... brooklynite Mar 2013 #13

Could he sign bills into law during that 20 minutes? (theoretically) Kablooie Mar 2013 #16

No budkin Mar 2013 #17

One small detail: Brigid Mar 2013 #18