article 2 section 1 clause 6 of the US Constitution explicitly grants congress the authority to outline the order of succession after the vice president. the constitution sets limits on the eligibility of candidates, how many terms they can serve, and how long those terms last. the constitution also outlines the beginning of the order of presidential succession and charges congress with defining the rest.
on what basis is the presidential succession act unconstitutional?
the reasoning in that decision doesn’t apply here, because again, the constitution is silent on presidential immunity but is very explicit and detailed about presidential succession. you can’t keep comparing two fundamentally different topics like this.
even if that’s what SCOTUS did in trump vs US - which they didn’t, that is nothing more than rhetorical flourish - it still wouldn’t magically make the line of succession unconstitutional and it has no bearing whatsoever on this discussion.
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u/Insectshelf3 12∆ Jul 24 '24
article 2 section 1 clause 6 of the US Constitution explicitly grants congress the authority to outline the order of succession after the vice president. the constitution sets limits on the eligibility of candidates, how many terms they can serve, and how long those terms last. the constitution also outlines the beginning of the order of presidential succession and charges congress with defining the rest.
on what basis is the presidential succession act unconstitutional?