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Home Front: Politix
US vice president's husband ushered out of event after reported security threat
2022-02-09
[JPost] Who would want to target HIM?
US Secret Service agents rushed second gentleman Douglas Emhoff to safety on Tuesday, while students and administrators evacuated after a bomb threat was reported at a Washington, DC, school celebrating a Black History Month event, Emhoff's aides and school authorities said.
Since neither of them is actually black...
Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, was at Dunbar High School in the US capital for an event commemorating Black History Month. Students and teachers at the school also evacuated the building.
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Posted by:Frank G

#7  JA, I believe the Senate elects an acting Senate president until a new VP is confirmed. In a 50-50 split, my guess in no Senate president and therefore no tiebreaker.
Posted by: Hupavish Speaking for Boskone8393   2022-02-09 21:51  

#6  Re #3: The 25th amendment states:

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

I read this as follows:

If Biden is removed by the 25th, Kamala becomes Acting POTUS and so Congress would vote on the new VP. Nancy would become the new VP only by majority vote of both houses, so she'd carry the House, but I'm not sure about the Senate.

If the Senate voted her in, she'd be the new VP. If the Senate voted her down, she would not be the new VP.

On the other hand, if the Senate vote was tied, there would be no one to break the tie, so I'd say Nancy would not be the new VP.

The 25th doesn't say who is the "Acting VP" during the time where the VP is the Acting President, so an interpretation would be required. It could be interpreted that Kamala would be the VP for purposes of breaking a tie in the Senate while she is the Acting President, but I think that would be stretching things a bit too much.
Posted by: Jolurong Angiter3263   2022-02-09 21:40  

#5  Uh huh.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-02-09 10:56  

#4  Blue states dropping masks in prep for midterms ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-02-09 09:49  

#3  Who would want to target HIM?

Parties expecting Kamala to then resign/withdraw while Biden is retired via the 25th, leaving Nancy.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-02-09 09:44  

#2  Republicans urge Biden to take cognitive test, say his 'mental decline' has 'become more apparent'
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-02-09 08:40  

#1  I look at this just like many of us looked at the Black History Month well timed 12+ Black College Fake Bomb Threats.

Likely used for "BLACK" PR Hype and Racial incitement leading up to Mid-terms.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-02-09 04:57  

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