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From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.invalid>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SF Scenarios Involving the US Presidential Line of
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 17:31:17 -0700
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On 10/8/24 14:05, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> On 10/8/24 08:55, Paul S Person wrote:
>> On 8 Oct 2024 14:16:07 -0000, jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:
>>
>>> Five SF Scenarios Involving the US Presidential Line of Succession
>>>
>>> The American Presidential Line of Succession determines who replaces
>>> a suddenly absent President. More importantly, it is an invaluable
>>> narrative tool.
>>>
>>> https://reactormag.com/five-sf-scenarios-involving-the-presidential- 
>>> line-of-succession/
>>
>> I've occasionally wondered: in the event of a complete wipeout not
>> actually destroying the entire USA, so that most States could replace
>> their Senators and Representatives, would whichever of the Senate (by
>> electing a President Pro Tempore) or the House (by electing a
>> Speaker), depending on which is faster, actually be electing a
>> President of the USA?
>>
>> As to maintaining order, I suspect the highest ranking military
>> officer would temporarily assume de facto control. As opposed to, say,
>> one of the Federal Attorneys scattered around the country. The
>> military does have one advantage: there is /always/ someone who
>> outranks everybody else, so "who takes charge?" is clear.
>>
>> Once a President exists, of course, the rest of the gummint (with the
>> advice and consent of the Senate, of course) would follow, and the DoD
>> could be put back under civilian control.

Dug it out of the Internet:
<https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28015837-into-the-guns>
America Rising #1 Into the Guns
and Seek and Destroy (America Rising, #2)

William C. Dietz

> 
>      The name escapes me at the moment but a very good story of an
> America and Earth under attack by the cosmos with a big meteoric storm.
> It wiped out Washington DC and most of the Elected Federal officials.
> However one lowly department heat is trying to help Mexico with its
> problems and he survives. Returning to the USA via torturous routes as
> Mexico in in bad shape from tsunamis he is kidnapped and held briefly
> by the Government of Texas which of  course is very wealth people.
> He escapes with the help of African-American and eventually assumes
> the office of president and helps to suppress the Neo-Confederacy and
> and reunites the nation.  There is more than one volume and lots of
> action heroes, male and female. To the Best of My poor Recollection.
> If anyone recognizes this story feel free to chime in.
	
	bliss - dogged about SF.

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