My hot take on #DesignatedSurvivor scheme is that the President and Vice President should never be in the building together.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services should never be next-in-line if bad shit happens.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services should never be next-in-line if bad shit happens.
Now the issue is that the Vice President is the Senate President. I get that. But we delegate his or her authority on a daily basis. He or she doesn't usually preside in the Senate. And having Pro Temp preside doesn't entirely strip of VP's Senate duties.
The VP presiding for a tie breaker is essential. Same with electoral vote counting.
It's not essential for an annual glorified campaign speech. And I've always thought that continuity of government should be paramount.
It's not essential for an annual glorified campaign speech. And I've always thought that continuity of government should be paramount.
Because here's the thing: If something happens to POTUS from some mass event at the Capitol, there are probably a lot of legislators incapacitated too. Maybe even some Supreme Court justices.
In that scenario the Veep should be leading, not the Secretary of Transportation.
In that scenario the Veep should be leading, not the Secretary of Transportation.
In that horrific mass-event scenario, which likely military response including the potential for nuclear engagement, POTUS should be someone the people elected. Not someone few people can identify from a line-up.
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