Right now you're probably asking yourself, "but that's not how what works?", right? What I'm talking about is the Presidential Line of Succession. This topic comes up quite a bit in various threads where politics are being discussed, and it never ceases to amaze me at just how many people on both sides of the political spectrum are ignorant of what the Constitution does and doesn't say, particularly when it comes to the line of succession for the President. The libtards were all giddy about it, saying that if Kamala "The Ho" Harris was fired or impeached that Nancy Pelosi would become Vice President (until the Republicans took control of the House and Pelosi was fired as Speaker, that is), and the conservatives were dreading it for the same reason. And both were wrong.
See, it's like this: the ONLY way that the Speaker of the House could become President is if both the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President become vacant at the same time. This could be caused by the simultaneous resignation of both officials, the simultaneous death of both officials, or the simultaneous incapacitation of both individuals for whatever reason (like both being taken hostage at the same time, which AIN'T gonna happen.)
That's it. That's the ONLY way it could happen.
Some may ask, "Well, what if the President and the Vice President are both impeached at the same time?" The answer to that is simple - that's impossible. You can only hold one trial at a time in the Senate, so if the President is found guilty and removed from office, the Vice President would immediately assume power - even if the Vice President has already been impeached by the House. And you have to remember that being impeached doesn't mean being removed from office. That can't happen unless and until the President is found guilty at trial in the Senate. Innocent until proven guilty, remember.
So here's how it works.
If the Office of President of the United States becomes vacant for any reason, the Vice President immediately assumes the office of President. The new President has sixty days to nominate a candidate for the office of Vice President, and that nominee must then be approved by the Congress. Once the nomination is approved, we have a new Vice President. If the nomination isn't approved, the process begins again and is repeated until a new Vice President is approved. This process is also used if the Office of Vice President of the United States becomes vacant for any reason.
And that's it. Simple as that.
To be honest, I learned a few things about the Presidential line of succession while doing my research for this blog post, so making this post has benefited me as well as those who may not have been aware of how the process works and who happen to read my blog. All I know is that any and all fears about the Speaker of the House becoming President (no matter who he/she may be) are unfounded at best. I think it's highly unlikely that both offices will become vacant or both officials become incapacitated at the same time, especially considering that the only times the President and Vice President are in the same place at the same time is when the VP is called to the White House to meet with the President (which doesn't happen very often for security reasons) and at the State of the Union Address. And during that event security is so tight that a fart couldn't make it through, so I'm not too concerned about that.
You shouldn't be either. Right now the only thing we should be concerned about is how much longer it's gonna be before "Creepy Joe" Biden is impeached, found guilty, and removed from office, or how much longer it's gonna be before someone in Congress grows a pair and invokes the 25th Amendment. With the latest scandal concerning the dozens of classified documents found in "Creepy Joe's" garage and house, I don't think even the staunchest Demoncrat in the Congress would oppose it.
Time will tell.
Deo Vindice.
IHC
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