And that, kids, is your Civics lesson for the day. :)
John Lee
At 11:47 AM 8/19/05 -0400, Simpkins, Terry wrote:
>and I believe the President Pro Tempore of the Senate comes after the
>Speaker of the House.
>
>The Honorable Ted Stevens of Alaska currently holds that position.
>
>the complete line of succession is;
>The Vice President Richard Cheney
>Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
>President pro tempore of the Senate(1) Ted Stevens
>Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
>Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
>Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
>Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
>Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
>Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns
>Secretary of Commerce(2) Carlos Gutierrez
>Secretary of Labor(3) Elaine Chao
>Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt
>Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson
>Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
>Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman
>Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
>Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson
>Secretary of Homeland Security(4) Michael Chertoff
>
>NOTE: An official cannot succeed to the Presidency unless that person
>meets the Constitutional requirements.
>1. The president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the vice
>president is absent. By tradition the position is held by the senior
>member of the majority party.
>2. Carlos Gutierrez was born in Cuba and is ineligible.
>3. Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan and is ineligible.
>4. May move to number 8 on the list pending legislation.
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Denys Beauchemin
>Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:02 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: It's been changed
>
>
>Well, you changed it incorrectly. Frist is the Senate majority leader.
>He is NOT in the line of succession. If Bush were to resign, die (or in
>your wet dream, be impeached, convicted and then arrested, tried,
>convicted and go to jail,) Richard Cheney would be president and he
>could then choose his own vice-president who would be confirmed by the
>Senate, I think. If Cheney were unavailable for some reason, the next
>in line is the Speaker of the
>House, who currently is Dennis Hastert. Bill Frist is NOT in the line
>of
>succession.
>
>Your version makes no sense. Not surprising. :-)
>
>Denys
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of J Dolliver
>Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:45 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: It's been changed
>
>-------------- Original message from Denys Beauchemin
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>
>
> > A local barber shop installed a new robotic barber to take some of the
>
> > pressure off him.
> >
> > A fellow came in for a haircut and after being told about the "new
> > barber" decided he would give it a try. As the robot began to cut his
> > hair, it
>asked
> > the man, "What is your IQ?"
> >
> > The man replied: "140." So the robot proceeded to make conversation
> > about physics, astronomy, investments, insurance, and so on. The man
> > listened intently and said "This is really cool."
> >
> > Later another man who was waiting for a haircut stepped up to the
> > robot's chair, sat down and the robot asked him before beginning his
> > haircut, "What is your IQ?"
> >
> > The man replied "100." So the robot started talking about football,
> > baseball, and so on. This man too thought to himself "Wow! This is
> > really cool."
> >
> > Next, a third man stepped up to the robot's chair, seated himself and
> > the robot, as with the others, asked him "What is your IQ?"
> >
> > The man replied "50."
> >
> > The robot then said, "So, I understand you Republicans are really
> > excited about Frist being president while Bush is in Jail."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denys
> >
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