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THREAD: Let's recap the current state of affairs in Puerto Rico: There's a lame duck governor whose last day is Friday. (He has four more days to go.)
The Secretary of State position -- which would be second in line -- is vacant. [That person had already resigned over the same offensive chats that forced the governor out.]
The person who is 3rd in line - justice secretary Wanda Vázquez -- has expressed that she does not want the job. Protesters are lining up outside her office as we speak.
She is an attorney general who has herself been investigated and suspended in the past. The hashtag #WandaRenuncia (WandaResign) has been shared on Twitter 62,129 times in the past week.
Should she decline or quit, #4 in line is the treasury secretary. But the Puerto Rico constitution says the governor has to be at least 35 years old, and the Treasury Secretary, Francisco Pares, is 31.
The job would then go to the person who is FIFTH in line, the education secretary, Eligio Hernández, who has been in the post only since April. (He took over after Julia Keleher amid an FBI corruption probe; She was indicted last month.)
Am I forgetting anything?
To recap: nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/…
Adding one more thought: People interpreted Wanda Vázquez's tweet on Sunday to say that she would not take the governor job on Friday. Her office told me she meant that she PREFERS not to, but if the law dictates that she must, then she will.
