Am I right in assuming that if Biden dies(as President) and because Kamala Harris isn't eligible to be President is the House Speaker(MJ) next in line and therefore becomes the next President?
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Each state is responsible for the procedures they use to allow a presidential candidate on the ballot. Implicitly by allowing a candidate to register, it is assumed they are eligible. The Constitution does not require proof. If nobody raises a challenge, then their eligibility is assumed. Ostensibly the major parties do check before presenting candidates, but you just have to take their word for it.
Ultimately, the state electors are only allowed to cast a vote for eligible candidates. If nobody from the Electoral College objects when the votes are being tallied, then they are eligible.
You and I may not agree with this, but it is reality. If Kamala were not eligible, someone needed to contest it before she was voted in on Jan 6. SCOTUS can't even change this now. The House would need to impeach her and the Senate would have to convict for misrepresenting her status.
So what happens if no one contested her eligibility when she was put in as VP, BUT, as soon as they try to elevate her to presidency then every one starts contesting?
The only recourse at that point is to impeach her. There are no provisions in the Constitution for proving eligibility. She has passed the Electoral College vote, therefore they've already decided she was eligible. Her status hasn't change between then and now. If they failed in their duty then, then you can blame your Congressman.
If Congress now changes its mind, the only recourse is to impeach her. Even SCOTUS can't overrule a Constitutionally valid process.
So that is a valid play. People on all sides agreed to not object to her being a placeholder VP (since it serve's everyone's purpose), but if she is tried to be put in as president then bring it up then impeach her (just assuming your assertion is correct for argument's sake) impeach.
So, even under all the conditions you yourself have laid out, its possible to have a placeholder VP who will never be allowed to become president.
Sure. My only point was that she can't be ruled ineligible. There's no Constitutional means for that to occur. Even if you argue the whole thing is a big act only for optics, they still have to play it as if it's real. If this is the plan, she either needs to resign or be impeached.