Wasn't that instituted after 1871? If the US Corp is dead, doesn't that mean we revert back to pre 1871? I read that pence tendered his resignation 1/6; if that's true, then trump would've appointed someone (to later be confirmed by the Senate, which obviously didn't happen, but can still be a valid interim appointment)... Pompeo? Bingo! I think we've found it! Pompeo got an interim appointment to be VP! And the constitution pre 25th amendment on presidential succession says if Congress doesn't pick a president the VP acts as president until march 4. My new favorite theory.
Wasn't that instituted after 1871? If the US Corp is dead, doesn't that mean we revert back to pre 1871? I read that pence tendered his resignation 1/6; if that's true, then trump would've appointed someone (to later be confirmed by the Senate, which obviously didn't happen, but can still be a valid interim appointment)... Pompeo? Bingo! I think we've found it! Pompeo got an interim appointment to be VP! And the constitution pre 25th amendment on presidential succession says if Congress doesn't pick a president the VP acts as president until march 4. My new favorite theory.