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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bobbie Sellers Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SF Scenarios Involving the US Presidential Line of Succession Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 17:31:17 -0700 Organization: dis Lines: 55 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: BobbieInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:31:18 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="809a15eaac1c23792a7d45d6d75371d4"; logging-data="2498738"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/sk+9stxUPqo+KlacF1M47" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:Mfc9ykIDvqCxLXmTmgUiWli398Q= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 3745 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: 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. -- b l i s s - S F 4 e v e r at D S L E x t r e m e dot com