[FRIAM] National Constitution Center

[Nick Thompson]

David, 

 

Would that be Bannon?  Can we find out?  How do you know about this Directive 51.  Sounds like something about Aliens. No, not that kind.  The other kind.  

 

Nick 

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

 <http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 1:06 PM
To: friam at redfish.com
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] National Constitution Center

 

every President signs a specific directive - for Bush it was Directive 51 - that designates one specific person who can decide the succession. Normally they would follow constitutional directives but can "skip" over someone in the sequence who they deem "unfit." Normally this would come into play only in extreme situations - like a bomb taking out the capital during a joint session / state of the nation address kind of thing.

 

dave west

 

 

 

On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 12:06 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:

We got into a discussion on Friday about who can decide that the president is unfit.

 

 <https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxv> https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxv

 

In the first instance, it’s principle officers of the executive branch … all Trump appointees except Pence.

 

Only in the case of a conflict between those principle officers and the president does congress get involved, having the power to prevent the president from returning to office by vote of 2/3 of both houses. 

 

N

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