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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quoted from Joseph DeMaio of The Poste Mail dot com of October 25, 2023
And speaking of getting back on track…, as once discussed here when Speaker Kevin McCarthy held the gavel, Speaker Johnson, now being second in the line of presidential succession after Word Salad Queen Kamala Harris, should be doing some intense and serious research.
Specifically, because of the increasing likelihood that one day before Brandon’s term is (mercifully) over, he may fall again and crack his head open, or alternatively so injure himself as to render him “unable to discharge the duties of his office…” under the 25th Amendment, the issue of whether Harris is even eligible to become the “Acting President” under the amendment will come to the front center burner, and on full boil. With Brandon out, we’d be in deep peril.
Stated otherwise, Johnson’s aides and advisors should be carefully considering whether to bring an action challenging her constitutional eligibility on the grounds that she is very likely not a “natural born Citizen” as required by Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5 of the Constitution. The term “very likely” is used because the Supreme Court has not…, repeat, not ruled on this specific issue in a live “case or controversy” involving the presidency. This advice, of course, is free…, and therefore worthless…, but is mentioned just for historical purposes. Plainly, Speaker Johnson would have litigant “standing” to pursue such an action…, as did Mike Pence…, that eunuch.
On the other hand, because the Supreme Court has shown, sadly, remarkable insouciance on the topic and has, through Justice Thomas’s remarks, suggested it is intentionally “evading” a decision on the issue, the likelihood of a successful ruling on the question is, let us say, something short of a “slam dunk.”
Still, the only way to ensure failure is to forego any attempt in the first place. And, BTW, given the ominous clouds of WW III beginning to sulk on the Middle East horizon, faithful P&E readers – as well as Speaker Johnson – should ask themselves this: who do you think would be the better Commander-in-Chief when the first nuke detonates: Kamala Harris or Mike Johnson?