Timeline for What happens if no one in the line of US presidential succession is eligible to become president?
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| Nov 18, 2019 at 19:20 | comment | added | DJClayworth | In cases like nuclear war and destruction of the entire government, there comes a point where the next president is whoever can persuade other people to follow their orders. | |
| Aug 23, 2019 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPolitics/status/1164734141147037698 | ||
| Aug 22, 2019 at 8:17 | comment | added | Steve Melnikoff | Of relevance: "The Continuity of the Presidency: The Second Report of the Continuity of Government Commission", found via XKCD. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 16:42 | vote | accept | Mike Ainsel | ||
| Aug 21, 2019 at 11:11 | answer | added | Brythan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 6:29 | comment | added | Joe C | Or, if all of Washington is wiped out, state governors can appoint a new Senate and said Senate can elect a new Pro Temp. But that could take hours, and it's unclear who would be in command during that time. | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 23:19 | comment | added | Ask About Monica | One possible response is for the House to quickly select a new, eligible Speaker. I think it would only take a vote. | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 20:53 | answer | added | Joe C | timeline score: 12 | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 20:27 | comment | added | Mike Ainsel | @JoeC Of course, this is entirely hypothetical. I would never expect this to happen, without some massive restructuring of the political landscape. I am only interested in performing a thought experiment. | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 19:35 | comment | added | Joe C | Of the 15 cabinet positions in the line of succession, I think it would be highly unlikely that none of the 15 would be eligible to serve as Acting President. There have only been 21 foreign-born cabinet secretaries in American history (assuming I've counted correctly). | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 18:28 | answer | added | hszmv | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 17:54 | history | edited | Mike Ainsel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 20, 2019 at 17:44 | comment | added | Mike Ainsel | That is what I would imagine, but this case seems slightly different (arguably more messy?) because not everyone has died. I'm interested to see if there is any scholarship/statues governing this odd quirk of the line of succession system. | |
| Aug 20, 2019 at 17:42 | comment | added | divibisan | A much more simple way to get this scenario would be if everyone in the line of succession died, for example in a Nuclear war or an attach on the State of the Union + Designated Survivor. I assume the legal issue in this scenario would be pretty much the same, right? | |
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| Aug 20, 2019 at 17:36 | history | asked | Mike Ainsel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |