Thread: US Election "Rules"
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:30 AM   #2
Greg Anos
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
A question about the way that US elections work:

I know that Mr. Obama is now the "President Elect", and that he actually becomes President "for real" some time next January. Right so far?

What would happen if something were to happen to Mr. Obama in the mean time? Would Mr. Biden automatically become President or would a new election be held?

What would happen if something happened to Mr. Biden, too, before the time of taking office? I know that there's a "chain of succession" for taking over the office of President, but what happens before they actually take office?

Thanks!
Harry, there is no answer to your question. Our constitution has no method for handling the situtation. Does this need to be addressed? Absolutely! Will it be addressed in our current political climate? Absolutely not! <Shrug> This is not a partisan issue, and I would support any constitutional change to fill the gap.

This land mine has been sitting in our government for 200+ years. Let's hope it doesn't go off now.
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