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onenote

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

Reply to haele (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:48 PM

Nov 12

And the presidential succession act would have to be amended to add it.

It's only supposed to be around for less than two years. It's essentially a presidential commission, not an actual "department".

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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