Comment on If Trump and Biden both died today, what would happen?

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Not only that, but there’s an entire line of presidential succession. It’s part of a broader concept of ‘continuity of government’. Basically, it ensures that there’s always anyone formally in charge. You could vaporise half the country including every senior official and there’d still be a legit, sworn in president in a few hours.

  There’s basically contingencies upon contingencies. One interesting book on the topic is ‘Raven Rock’ by Garrett M. graff.

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  • Candelestine@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    The plotline of the show Designated Survivor. Follows Kiefer Southerland as a Sec of HUD that has to take over following a terrorist attack. He basically carries the show, it’s pretty good.

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    • Orbituary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Also of Battlestar Galactica, the documentary about our future, where the secretary of education is made president, but has cancer and survives for all of the seasons.

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      • doctordevice@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Past*

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    • key@lemmy.keychat.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      The first couple seasons were

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    • fartington@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      The one guy from the show passed away recently, fuck cancer.

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• distantsounds@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Not much would change.

  Don’t discount the year of joy from billions of people across every political spectrum

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• skydivekingair@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Who do you think would be the DNC candidate?

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  • dudinax@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Al Gore.

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  • atlasraven31@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    A backup clone of Biden

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  • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Hillery 🤢

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