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RockRaven

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3. When people who are not eligible to be POTUS are in positions in the line of

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:37 PM

Nov 12

succession, they just get skipped over in the case where it would matter. At least that is how it has been interpreted in the past. With the weirdo corrupt dickheads in control of every branch, how it will be interpreted now... probably the same, but who knows?

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Since department heads are in the line of succession, and [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 OP

Pretty sure the Constitution only prohibits President and VP. no_hypocrisy Nov 12 #1

Yes, Madeline Albright, for instance, was foreign born. tritsofme Nov 12 #2

When people who are not eligible to be POTUS are in positions in the line of RockRaven Nov 12 #3

It's not just an interpretation, it's made explicit in the law. tritsofme Nov 12 #5

These people say up is down on the regular, so it doesn't really matter how explicit RockRaven Nov 12 #6

This is just silly, whoever is just behind the foreign born official in presidential succession tritsofme Nov 12 #7

I doubt it would be a cabinet position. haele Nov 12 #4

Exactly. it would take an act of congress to create a new cabinet position. onenote Nov 12 #9

He can be a department head ColinC Nov 12 #8