Nancy Pelosi will be 4th in Order of Succession for Presidency

[PermanentRevolution]

When we take VA, who will be Senate Pro Tem?

Meaning, if Bush and Cheney resign/are forced out, who would be the next President?

[AntiWarPoster]

1. Byrd obviously

Senator Pro Tem is longest serving Senator of majority party

[PermanentRevolution]

2. D'oh!

I'll chalk that up to lack of sleep...

[happydreams]

7. Now wouldn't that be cool. I'll never forget Byrd asking

about the push to war in Iraq: "Why Here... Why Now!" He railed against the war.

[El Supremo]

3. Beg pardon. 3rd. n/t

[PermanentRevolution]

6. See reply #2

Man, I need sleep...

Brain no workie so good...

[Hieronymus]

32. Yes, the speaker of the house is third in line to the presidency.

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[William769]

8. You are correct.

This thread scares me. :scared:

[happydreams]

10. Watch Bush pull a Nixon manuever:

Cheney resigns like Agnew, Bush hires another repug to VP slot, then retires himself and the repug VP hired hand pardons him.

[ToolTex]

19. No. No. The Senate, our Dem Senate, would have to confirm a new VP.

We would just do without a VP until President Nancy moves into the White House.

[happydreams]

21. Hee, hee. Delay, delay, delay.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

26. Not just the Senate

Both houses get to confirm a new VP nomination.

[PermanentRevolution]

11. Dang it!

At least I spelled Pelosi right...

Okay, that does it. No more posting for me until I get some rest.

[demokatgurrl]

5. Wow, I must have flunked grammar school civics class...

I though the Speaker was THIRD in line, then Sec. of State?

[AtomicKitten]

9. I think you are correct.

or maybe I flunked the same class ...

[chimpboy]

12. "Third" if you count the actual prez as "first"...

... and second if you are talking about succession ie not counting the President.

So (Bush), Cheney, Pelosi, Byrd, Rice, Paulson, Rumsfeld (for now) ...

So by all means hope for some resignations or quail hunting accidents, but make sure they don't knock out too many people or it'll be President Condi ;)

Or President Rumsfeld...

[mcscajun]

13. Order of Presidential Succession - first four in line

Vice President
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State

[longship]

17. No. Speaker is third, then Senate Pro Tem is fourth.

Secy of State is fifth in line.

[demwing]

14. Order of Presidential Succession

* The Vice President
* Speaker of the House
* President pro tempore of the Senate
* Secretary of State
* Secretary of the Treasury
* Secretary of Defense
* Attorney General
* Secretary of the Interior
* Secretary of Agriculture
* Secretary of Commerce
* Secretary of Labor
* Secretary of Health and Human Services
* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* Secretary of Transportation
* Secretary of Energy
* Secretary of Education
* Secretary of Veterans
* Secretary of Homeland Security

[Hippo_Tron]

15. Byrd becomes pro-tem, what's funny is that Ted Kennedy is after him

Assuming Byrd's health takes a toll and he has to resign in the middle of his term (not that I would ever wish this on him but at his age it is always a possibility), Ted Kennedy becomes 3rd in line to succeed the President. The pukes will have a fit.

[keepCAblue]

16. Second in line to succeed the presidency

In the Presidential Line of Succession, the Speaker is second in the line, after the Vice President of the United States and before the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.

[left is right]

18. so let's say that both the pres and vp contract salmonella from

their TG turkey and despite the doctors' best effort, they both die (painful deaths). Does Hastert or Pelosi become the new president? if it is hastert does he serve the remaining two years?

[ToolTex]

20. Nancy, I think. The just completed Congress is already history, isn't it?

[kdmorris]

23. Um...no

Nancy Pelosi becomes the Speaker of the House in January. If something happened to Bush and Cheney right now, I assume Hastert would become President and would probably serve out the next two years.

[left is right]

27. So then we must pray that nothing happens to them before January

[kdmorris]

31. Well, I'm an atheist

But even I might pray for that!!!

[happydreams]

24. Jeez. that's a good question. Hasturd is still the Speaker until

his term is over.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Methinks he could be appointed VP in the scenario I envisioned above then pardon Bush.

[sarge43]

22. She'll be third and Bryd should be Pro Tem as he is the senior

Democrat in the Senate.

Bush and Cheney aren't going to be forced out (impeached and convicted) together. It would be seen as a semi-legal coup d'etat on the part of the Democrats. It's remotely possible they would resign together, but highly unlikely. To answer the question, whoever Bush or Cheney would appoint as his VP. There would be a VP between Pelosi and the WH.

[Marie26]

25. Third, actually. nt

[beaconess]

28. Actually, she's SECOND in line -

Cheney's first in line and she's right behind him.

Life is good.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

29. Robert C. Byrd, who just beat a millionaires non-stop ad attack...

to win a record ninth tern to the Senate, blowing Mr rase away by well over 30 points

[GetTheRightVote]

30. the lady is 3rd in line, this is great for the nation

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