I think in the constitutional sense, "President-elect" and "Vice President-elect" refers to the candidates after the electoral college votes and before they take office. The constitution doesn't take into account popular votes, as presidential electors aren't even chosen by popular vote in early days.
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Devil's advocate: he probably doesn't want to fall out a window considering election results...
Damn, I have a fear of dogs and a fear of cops. This article just triggers both of my fears. 😖
Article II, Section 1, Clause 6:
In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
Anyone in the line of succession below VP is designated by law, which according to the constitution, only acts as president, not become president.
Edit: But I mean, supreme court could just say that they become president just to make their reign seem more legitimate. We don't really know anymore. Law is just what the system believes to be law.
If trump died before the Electoral Votes are cast, they wouldn't be bound to vote for him and can vote for anyone, but its almost certainly going to be vance. Then either vance or RNC picks someone else to be the new VP to tells the electors to now instead of voting: [Pres: trump VP: vance] its now [Pres: vance VP: whoever they find to take this role]
If both trump and vance died before the electoral votes are cast, then RNC find 2 new people to tell their electors to vote for.
(Remember Electors are selected by their parties and are usually party loyalists that aren't gonna vote for the opposing party. Think of people like Former President Obama being an elector in his state for the democratic ticket, he aint voting trump ever, and same thing with a loyal maga supporter, they aint ever switching to vote Democrat.)
If trump died after the electoral votes are cast, vance takes the oath and become 47th president, VP is empty. vance can appoint someone to be VP with simple majority of both houses.
If both trump and vance died after the electoral votes are cast, the speaker of the house, mike johnson, swears in as Acting President (after being required to resign as speaker of the house) for the rest of the term or until someone else above them in the line of sucession becomes available to be acting president. (We dont know what happens if acting president mike johnson nominates a VP since the new VP would be above him in the line of sucession)
Only VP takes the title of "President", everyone else in the line of sucession is not designated by the constitution but is only statutory.
Correction: Speaker does not become President, but Acting President. Only VP actually ever takes the title of "President" in succession scenarios.
The majority of voters who cast a valid ballot voted for him, what do you even do with those people? You get rid of their leader, another take their place. The military took an oath to the constitution, that included recognizing the results of elections, regardless of if they are a fascist. The US isn't a Defensive Democracy like modern day Germany, we aren't getting rid of them until the next election, that is, if there ever is a next election.
I don't like the idea of governments banning access to a website, unless its like CSAM.
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The federal government isn't omnipotent, they'd have to send federal agent to physically stop the state from enforcing their own laws. With all the mass deportation trumps planning, I doubt they have enough manpower.
States could create their own FDA when the federal government stop doing their job.
If trump dies, vance is gonna baselessly claim democrats assassinated him and immediately invoke the insurrection act and martial law, ordering the military to hunt down democrats.
Remember his ohio "haitian are eating our cats" rhetoric? Imagine when he has a position of power.