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*** While the emergency nature of a full government decapitation would make a lot off things constitutionally murky, the precedent of when a VP is nominated and confirmed in the case of a VP vacancy (referencing the cases of replacement VPs Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockafeller) by those who has the powers and duties of the office is that they are VP period, in the sense that they are the person in that position and not acting as them. And since Kirkman (whether as acting Presidnet or actual President) would have the powers of the presidency, I do think it would be a valid appointment to the position. Of course, then that issue would probably bring up the issue of bumping, which would be the question of if Kirkman's VP would replace him as full President if Kirkman was only acting President (and as such the presidency was technically vacant and the VP would accend to it). It's all a big mess constitutionally and would probably have be resolved by the courts or Congress.
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*** While the emergency nature of a full government decapitation would make a lot off things constitutionally murky, the precedent of when a VP is nominated and confirmed in the case of a VP vacancy (referencing the cases of replacement VPs [=VPs=] Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockafeller) by those who has the powers and duties of the office is that they are VP period, in the sense that they are the person in that position and not acting as them. And since Kirkman (whether as acting Presidnet or actual President) would have the powers of the presidency, I do think it would be a valid appointment to the position. Of course, then that issue would probably bring up the issue of bumping, which would be the question of if Kirkman's VP would replace him as full President if Kirkman was only acting President (and as such the presidency was technically vacant and the VP would accend to it). It's all a big mess constitutionally and would probably have be resolved by the courts or Congress.
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** In the episode(s) when Moss is introduced, characters mention how he left politics after one term with a HundredPercentAdorationRating. Accordingly, in the show's AlternateHistory, Moss was elected in 2008 and served from 2009 to 2013, while Richmond was elected in 2012 and served from 2013 until he was re-elected in 2016, started his new term in 2017, and was promptly killed in the Capitol bombing.
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** In the episode(s) when Moss is introduced, characters mention how he left politics after one term with as a HundredPercentAdorationRating.UniversallyBelovedLeader. Accordingly, in the show's AlternateHistory, Moss was elected in 2008 and served from 2009 to 2013, while Richmond was elected in 2012 and served from 2013 until he was re-elected in 2016, started his new term in 2017, and was promptly killed in the Capitol bombing.
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** In the episode(s) when Moss is introduced, characters mention how he left politics after one term with a HundredPercentAdorationRating. Accordingly, in the show's AlternateHistory, Moss was elected in 2008 and served from 2009 to 2013, while Richmond was elected in 2012 and served from 2013 until he was re-elected in 2016, started his new term in 2017, and was promptly killed in the Capitol bombing.
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** In the episode(s) when Moss is introduced, characters mention how he left politics after one term with as a HundredPercentAdorationRating.UniversallyBelovedLeader. Accordingly, in the show's AlternateHistory, Moss was elected in 2008 and served from 2009 to 2013, while Richmond was elected in 2012 and served from 2013 until he was re-elected in 2016, started his new term in 2017, and was promptly killed in the Capitol bombing.
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*** "The Enemy" sets the show at January 2016.
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*** In "The Enemy" sets Enemy", Hannah Wells reviews phone records from the show at night of the State of the Union. They are dated January 2016.20, 2016. All the numbers are on the FiveFiveFive exchange.
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* How exactly do the different presidencies add up? It's mentioned that both Reagan and Bush II were presidents, and we see a picture of Obama hanging on the wall in a scene. On the other hand, with president Richmond and former president Moss, we have to squeeze ''two'' additional presidents in a timeline that's already crowded enough as things are.
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* How exactly do the different presidencies add up? It's mentioned that both Reagan and Bush II were presidents, and we see a picture of Obama (not Moss) hanging on the wall between Bush II and Richmond in a scene. On the other hand, with president Richmond and former president Moss, we have to squeeze ''two'' additional presidents in a timeline that's already crowded enough as things are.
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*** The position of acting President (of which some could argue if it applies to Kirkman is debatable, as Kirkman could potentially pull a John Tyler and be declared full President even if the constitution states only being acting president, and because the decapitation of the government would probably make a lot of things constituionally unclear), does include all the powers and duties of the office, one of which is the ability to nominate a Vice President in the event of a vacancy. So in the issue of nomination I think Kirkman would be fine. On the issue of emergency elections for President however, the issue with that is that by what I can tell there is no mechanism for an emergency presidential election outside the standard process every four years.
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*** While the emergency nature of a full government decapitation would make a lot off things constitutionally murky, the precedent of when a VP is nominated and confirmed in the case of a VP vacancy (referencing the cases of replacement VPs Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockafeller) by those who has the powers and duties of the office is that they are VP period, in the sense that they are the person in that position and not acting as them. And since Kirkman (whether as acting Presidnet or actual President) would have the powers of the presidency, I do think it would be a valid appointment to the position. Of course, then that issue would probably bring up the issue of bumping, which would be the question of if Kirkman's VP would replace him as full President if Kirkman was only acting President (and as such the presidency was technically vacant and the VP would accend to it). It's all a big mess constitutionally and would probably have be resolved by the courts or Congress.
