[FRIAM] National Constitution Center

[Roger Critchlow]

google "bush directive 51" finds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_and_Homeland_Security_Presidential_Directive
which discusses the non-classified procedures for maintaining continuity of
government in the event of a "catastrophic emergency".  There are
constitutional questions about it.

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> David,
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> Is it possible that this is what we psychologists call, “a believed-in
> imagining”?
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> Given the 25th Amendment, there would have to be a law that designated
> anybody other than those designated in the amendment.
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> Nick
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
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> Clark University
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Prof
> David West
> *Sent:* Monday, February 06, 2017 1:44 AM
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> *To:* friam at redfish.com
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] National Constitution Center
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> don't know answers to your questions - the directive is also known as NDS
> something or other, and I don't know if it is secret. For Bush it was a
> director of a division of Homeland Security (after that agency was
> established).
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> On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 02:13 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
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> David,
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> 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.
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> Nick
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> Nicholas S. Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
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> Clark University
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
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> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com
> <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
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> 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.
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> dave west
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> On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 12:06 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:
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> We got into a discussion on Friday about who can decide that the president
> is unfit.
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> https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/
> amendments/amendment-xxv
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> In the first instance, it’s principle officers of the executive branch …
> all Trump appointees except Pence.
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> 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.
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