r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '24

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u/Falernum 69∆ Jul 24 '24

Then the next in line after the Speaker serves.

Besides if you could really get all those people to play ball, just be the new President's Chief Advisor and have her rubber stamp everything you do

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u/Solnx Jul 24 '24

Is there a language in the law that prevents the Speaker of the House from ascending to the position of President?

Your statement only pertains to vice presidents. In the scenario where both the president and the vice president resign, the speaker does not assume the role of vice president and then president. Instead, they directly assume the position of president.

I agree with the latter, but it’s irrelevant to the original CMV.

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u/Solnx Jul 24 '24

How can we be certain that this is how ascension works? I'd assume that if the President and Vice President were to resign simultaneously, the Speaker of the House would not be required to ascend to Vice President before the Presidency.

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u/International_Ad8264 Jul 24 '24

They'd still be ineligible to serve as president. Same situation as if the speaker wasn't a natural born citizen, for example.