lawfag here
with so many balls on the air one of the main goals of this board is to learn all the players and processes that will in large part determine events and allow us (and then normies) to anticipate, interpret and understand the plan
many such topics have been covered and create the power of this board - this include succession laws on AG which have been vetted - but - in considering the most important one - for POTUS - now after midterms i wondered about the fact that the Speaker of the House is in that line just behind the VP - and there are scenarios where Pence gets knocked out of line - it was bad enough when Paul Ryan was Speaker - but NP?
AND note that after Speaker - are President of the Senate (trust Grassley!) and Sec of State (Trust Kansas) so WTF is NP doing in line before them?
The Constitution is always the starting place - Article 2 Section 1 Clause 6 provides that upon the removal, death, Resignation, or inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of (President), the office "…shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for…." (line of succession thereafter) "…declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected."
The 25th amendment to the Constitution, enacted in 1967, substantially changed this process. Whether the 25th amendment was a good idea or a bad idea or part of the cabal plan, is beyond the scope of this post - but may well be worthy of further digs and consideration. (See especially Section 4 and also note the JFK assassination was a factor)
There is also a long line of Presidential Succession laws passed by Congress pursuant to the authority granted under Article 2 cited above. These still govern ALL successions other than Vice President which is specified in both the Constitution and the 25th Amendment- there are some big potential SCOTUS issues with this, discussed below.
As far as how the 25th Amendement works here is the breakdown:
Section 1 - In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 1 clarifies that the vice president becomes president, instead of "assuming" the powers and duties of the presidency.
Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. Section 2 addressed the absence in the Constitution of a mechanism for filling a vacancy in the office of vice president.
Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President. Section 3 allows the president to voluntarily transfer his authority to the vice president. The president regains his powers and duties when he declares in writing that he is again ready to discharge them.
HERE NEXT IS THE PART OF THE 25TH THE D'S PUBLICIZED/WANTED TO USE AGAINST POTUS - THIS:
Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of… the principal officers of the executive departments (The fifteen Cabinet members enumerated in the United States Code at 5 U.S.C 101) transmit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
NEXT COMES THE PROCESS WHERE POTUS DOES NOT AGREE WITH THIS ACTION - VERY CRITICAL AND NEVER MENTIONED IN DISCUSSION BY MSM/DEMS ABOUT 25TH AMENDMENT
(IF) the President transmits his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers… unless the Vice President and a majority of (the Cabinet) transmit within four days to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House… that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue…. by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office….(otherwise the POTUS shall remain in power)
CONTRAST
25th AMENDMENT….
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