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If the House never reconvenes, James is president. You can't have an acting president when there is no president or if there's not a movement in place to choose one. Hence 22nd Amendment applies, so no Amy is wrong.
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If the House never reconvenes, James is president. You can\'t have an acting president when there is no president or if there\'s not a movement in place to choose one. Hence 22nd Amendment applies, so no Amy is wrong.

This goes all the way back to the Tyler Precedent. If there is a permanent vacancy in the presidency, for whatever reason, the VP becomes the president, not just an acting one. So if James can convince the House to never reconvene, then he formally succeeds to the job.
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