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Lochloosa

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12. There is not an "acting" President. You either are or you aren't.

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 3, 2020, 08:10 PM

Oct 2020

If the president can't fulfill the duties, pence is president. If he can't fulfill the duties, Nancy is president. Lines of succession. There is not an acting President in the constitution.

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If Pence gets sick& can't take over if need be, Nancy has to resign speaker to take over POTUS. [View all] Amaryllis Oct 2020 OP

If I remember correctly she has to resign a rep og California. You can only hold progressive nobody Oct 2020 #1

Right. Which also means no more speaker position. Amaryllis Oct 2020 #3

Speaker Pelosi would not hold the office (position) of the presidency itself. lapucelle Oct 2020 #11

Stop trying to cheer me up! 634-5789 Oct 2020 #2

And then she could pull the nomination of Handmaid's Tale WonderGrunion Oct 2020 #4

Prior to the election, kurtcagle Oct 2020 #5

Is vice presidential inability considered a vice presidential vacancy under the 25th amendment? lapucelle Oct 2020 #6

There is not an "acting" President. You either are or you aren't. Lochloosa Oct 2020 #12

Pence would be Acting President. There is an Acting President provision in the constitution. lapucelle Oct 2020 #14

I stand corrected. Lochloosa Oct 2020 #18

Magnanimous AND a Garcia fan......that's the whole package. lapucelle Oct 2020 #20

Lol. It does get confusing Lochloosa Oct 2020 #21

Why are we discussing these bizarre scenarios? LisaL Oct 2020 #7

Well republicans did promise that they would force Nancy out of the Speakership mercuryblues Oct 2020 #8

To become President she would have to resign. Period. Lochloosa Oct 2020 #13

Correct. IOW she will resign her speakership, as they promised. mercuryblues Oct 2020 #19

why would it matter if she resigns from Speaker? beachbumbob Oct 2020 #9

Not a question or concern. Just thinking about the many moving pieces here and it Amaryllis Oct 2020 #17

The democratic house caucus would elect a new leader. beachbumbob Oct 2020 #22

Your headline may not be accurate. lapucelle Oct 2020 #10

If Nancy becomes president, I'll be ecstatic. Jim__ Oct 2020 #15

Joe Biden could be appointed Speaker of the House now Always Randy Oct 2020 #16