Question about the President and nuclear war

[Kenazo]

At one time i heard rumour that the President and a certain number of representatives, or senators or something couldn't be in the same place at the same time, so that the gov't could continue in the event of nuclear war. I'm just wondering if anyone knows if that's true, or just some cold war hogwash.

 

[Taggart]

I know during the State of the Union Address one cabinet member doesn't attend just in case.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Still true to a degree.

 

[amdforever2]

The Bush administration has done even better, by creating a dark and mysterious "shadow government" oooooooooo

 

[OverVolt]

Go ask the subservent president, he knows everything!

 

[Kenazo]

so, no one has a link to what the law actually is?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
so, no one has a link to what the law actually is?

I don't think it's an actual law, just something they do because it makes sense. As Taggart pointed out, they're all together for the State of the Union except for one cabinet member, who would presumably take over the responsibilities of the more than 500 elected officials who would die if the capitol building blew up. 🙂

 

[TheBDB]

I'm not sure if it was a law, maybe just a common sense policy.

 

[DougK62]

Idiots bring up Anti-Bush crap in an unrelated thread - what a SHOCK!

 

[K1052]

Order of Presidential Succession

There is no actual law that I am aware of, just a gov policy to maintain the order in case a bunch of the gov gets wiped out somehow.

 

[Kenazo]

thanks all.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: K1052
Order of Presidential Succession

There is no actual law that I am aware of, just a gov policy to maintain the order in case a bunch of the gov gets wiped out somehow.

2. May move to number 8 on the list pending legislation.

I thought the order of succession was set by the constitution

 

[TheBDB]

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

 

[Turkish]

The president is having a hard time at pronouncing "nuclear," so this discussion is invalid.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: K1052
Order of Presidential Succession

There is no actual law that I am aware of, just a gov policy to maintain the order in case a bunch of the gov gets wiped out somehow.

2. May move to number 8 on the list pending legislation.

I thought the order of succession was set by the constitution

It did, but no provision was made for the loss of both executives. The 1947 Succession Act resolved that problem.