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Are we sure Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry is on presidential line? Would he be president if something happen to Biden and Harris?
Andreasfroby (
talk) 21:32, 3 October 2023 (UTC)reply
now saw somebody changed it to c
vacante. But guess this is up to discuss
Andreasfroby (
talk) 21:33, 3 October 2023 (UTC)reply
The speakership is vacant. The pro tempore speaker is not in the presidential line of succession, as he has not been chosen as speaker.
Drdpw (
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Actually according to USA.gov he is speaker of the house and as such is 2nd in the presidential line. You can speak to an official at USA.gov using there chat and they will provide you with this exact information.
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which indicates speaker of the house as 2nd in the line and as stated by the above website and Pamela N at USA.gov
Zackkoltz (
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Not done -- Neither
Patrick Henry nor
Patrick McHenry is currently Speaker of the House. McHenry is "acting Speaker", which means he is not the actual speaker and thus not in line for presidential succession. Once the new Speaker is chosen, then that person will be placed in the proper position. (McCarthy had already been removed prior to this request.) --
Nat Gertler (
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Patrick Henry, having been dead consistently since 1799, is ineligible for the presidency--
Nat Gertler (
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N Kevin McCarthy is no longer listed as speaker of the House. And, Patrick McHenry is not speaker of the House, thus he will not be listed as a potential presidential successor.
Drdpw (
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I spoke to three separate people at USA.gov who confirmed that Patrick McHenry is in the presidential line of succession. Unless the Government would lie about that? I have the chat logs and names as well as phone numbers of who I talked too.
Zackkoltz (
talk) 16:36, 5 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Absent a statement to that effect published by a reliable secondary source, saying that he is in the presidential line of succession would be
original research.
Drdpw (
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