To be fair, there is no "one" nuclear football; there are multiple nuclear footballs. The Vice-President has one and I believe there are multiple backups in various secure locations (eg Camp David).
The football carries communication equipment and a set of nuclear options that get updated when appropriate based on current and/or anticipated events.
What matters is the "biscuit" that Biden now carries. On that card are a series of codes that can be used to properly identify the President. If a launch order is given and the codes don't match, no launch occurs.
No, Trump used the Presidential Aircraft. It has communications and other security measures that his planes don't have.
The year Reagan won the Presidency, but even Reagan had to give ground to get what he wanted.
Rona Barrett was smitten. You could see it in her eyes. Lovely woman.
Don't warn him, just take him to court.
Agreed. As the article says, they owned it back in December - long before this craziness started. They have a whole basket of investments and they're always playing with them.
Their success helps ordinary schmucks like me who have savings plans through companies that invest in Blackrock.
If the post goes up, the same people are probably taking a screenshot so the media can use it as "proof".
It sounds scary to the normies.
I took it to mean that they were beat to hell over the issue being discussed. In other words, everywhere they went, they heard complaints about the Democrats wanting to defund the police.
That's the same desk that Trump used for a speech and he was mocked for it, but it's okay for Biden to use it now.
Funny how that works...
And they do set up lights for stuff like signing EOs or speeches.. That's why the lighting is so perfect.
The Commander-in-Chief salutes AFTER somebody of lower rank salutes him.
That didn't happen, but it's still interesting...
Yes, they are. Look more closely.
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As I mentioned, the timing of the oath is irrelevant (I know it was completed at about 12 minutes before noon). The old President is done at noon (as per the 20th Amendment) and the new President takes over at that point.
This is not something that matters from a constitutional standpoint.
Those are Gs. It's a $3,700 Gucci dress.
Under diplomatic immunity rules, probably not.
You are. Nothing was missing in the oath and the time the oath occurs is not relevant.
The Presidencies change over at noon exactly. Old President is out, the new President is in. 20th Amendment, I believe.
There are multiple nuclear footballs; the VP also has one in case that person becomes President in a disaster situation.
All the football contains is some communication equipment and a basic set of nuclear options from which the President can choose.
The main item that the President carries is the "biscuit" - a card which has the codes the President must use to verify his identity when opting for the nuclear option. Trump's codes expired at noon today and Biden's went into effect at noon.
That's NOT a problem. The reality is that the President being sworn in at a certain time isn't how the transfer of power works. The wording of the law reads that the old President's term ends at noon - at which time the new President's authority comes into effect.
Even though Biden was sworn in early, he didn't get to assume Presidential authority until noon.
This is to prevent any power vacuum between Presidents, even if only for a few moments.
The incoming President does not have to be sworn in at noon. The outgoing President's term ends at noon, which is when the new President takes over.
This prevents a power vacuum between the outgoing and incoming President, even if it is just for a few moments.
I've posted this in other threads because I was wondering and looked it up.
Trump still had power until noon. Biden had no power until noon.
There are multiple footballs, which are essentially used for communication, identification and contain a basic list of nuclear options. The VP has his own in case something happens to the President and he assumes the Presidency.
What really matters is the codes that the authorized user has. THAT's the real power. If the President calls for a strike and doesn't give the correct code from the "biscuit", nothing happens.
Plus the old President's codes are no longer valid as of noon on January 20th.
POTUS had power until noon, regardless of when the oath is taken.
When one takes the oath is irrelevant because the law is designed so that the outgoing President/Vice-President's terms end at NOON on January 20th.
This prevents any power vacuum between the outgoing and incoming Presidents, even if it is just for a few moments.
Not really. I believe it reads that the terms of the outgoing President and Vice-President END at noon on January 20th. This allows there to be no power vacuum between one President leaving and another being sworn in, even if it is just for a few moments.
It's very brief before it goes to color bars and then black, so you won't be listening long, maybe seven seconds.