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From my viewing of ''Film/AirForceOne'', the president's ''personal'' status was, at least at the beginning, immaterial to any purported
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From my viewing of \'\'Film/AirForceOne\'\', the president\'s \'\'personal\'\' status was, at least at the beginning, immaterial to any purported \"incapacity\". To quote the AG when he rebutted the [=SecDef=]:
->\'\'That doesn\'t settle it at all. The President is not merely \"out of contact\". He is also\'\' under duress.\'\' [[HostageForMacGuffin His family is being held hostage]].\'\'
\'\'That\'\' is the basis for the incapacity in that film: so long as the First Family is being held hostage, the President can be considered \"Compromised\". The President\'s \'\'own\'\' status being ambiguous is obviated by his family\'s situation. At least until he \'\'is\'\' able to make contact and demonstrates that he is \'\'actively\'\' resisting.
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From my viewing, the president's ''personal'' status was, at least at the beginning, immaterial to any purported
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From my viewing of \'\'Film/AirForceOne\'\', the president\'s \'\'personal\'\' status was, at least at the beginning, immaterial to any purported \"incapacity\". To quote the AG when he rebutted the [=SecDef=]:
->\'\'That doesn\'t settle it at all. The President is not merely \"out of contact\". He is also\'\' under duress.\'\' [[HostageForMacGuffin His family is being held hostage]].\'\'
\'\'That\'\' is the basis for the incapacity: so long as the First Family is being held hostage, the President can be considered \"Compromised\". The President\'s \'\'own\'\' status being ambiguous is obviated by his family\'s situation. At least until he \'\'is\'\' able to make contact and demonstrates that he is \'\'actively\'\' resisting.
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Well, if it is official, the name change would make sense.
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Well, if it is official, the name change would make sense but maybe we need more of a consensus (unless nobody responds)
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