Yeah... I am aware of the line of succession.
What I'm asking is who, if anyone atm can lay claim to that #3 spot.
So the #3 spot is just treated as vacant and for now we have Joe, Kamala, and then Patty Murray?
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What I'm asking is who, if anyone atm can lay claim to that #3 spot.
It's my fault, I phrased the question wrong... I figured ya'll would know what I meant.
Ie, we don't have a Speaker... does the Constitution address this or does it just default to the Pro-Tem.?
Third in line right now is Antony Blinken.
Ya know this happened in a Tom Clancy novel lol.
Jack Ryan became President.
I forget what office he held going in though.
I'll have to look.
Edit... ok he was already Veep, but only for a few minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ryan_(character)#Debt_of_Honor_(1994)
Not that I don't believe you, I do,,, but where is that discussed? Do you have a wiki link?
I would think so. I don't believe Pelosi is still the Speaker so it's as if the Speaker were dead.
Ahhh.. you may be wrong B1
You must be thinking of "Acting President" in case #1 and #2 become incapacitated.
The Presidential Succession Act refers specifically to officers beyond the vice president acting as president rather than becoming president when filling a vacancy. The Cabinet has 15 members, of which the secretary of state is first in line;
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I'm not wrong----Right now Blinken is 3rd in line but will become 4th in line once there is a Speaker. They become acting president, yes.---But what's the difference? They have the same powers.
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Well the difference is, if I'm reading it right, if Joe and Kamala die of Kung-Flu tonight, this Patty lady takes the helm.
And you're also wrong, in the incapacitation case too.
Blinken would still be in charge if #1 and #2 only fell ill.
The Speaker doesn't have anything to do with "acting President".
That goes to the Cabinet.
If I'm reading it right.