"There is a stream of stupidity floating around the election that Nancy Pelosi could become acting POTUS.
Latest article I saw spouting this drivel is here.
Well for convenience permit me to show how exactly unlikely that is.
Fact I would have a better chance of becoming a billionaire than Pelosi becoming acting POTUS.
The components of this conundrum:
- Time line of Electors
- Line of succession
- The qualifying Amendments
Line of succession
Lets dispel a specific fact that most of the authors of this tripe have been using –
- The 25th Amendment DOES NOT APPLY in the confluence of events of a Presidential election
There are no ifs, ands, or buts about this. The 25th Amendment addresses the line of succession for a sitting President. Fact it does not even cover issues of a President-elect.
Time line of Electors
There has been a great deal of concern about confusion post Nov 3rd considering the number of States that are permitting mail in voting.
Well first of lets define what will really happen before launching into conjecture.
The timeline:
Well first of lets define what will really happen before launching into conjecture.
The timeline:
- Election Nov 3rd.
- Election results resolved Dec 8th
- Elector Qualification certified Dec 8th
- Electors cast ballots Dec 14th
- Ballots tendered to Senate Dec 23rd
- Ballots counted in joint session Jan 6th
- POTUS sworn in Jan 20th
So what is at issue?...Read all.
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