Presumably similar to what happens today if the Pres and VP are both removed at the same time. Speaker of the House, pres pro-tem of the Senate, Secretary of State, and so on.
I might tweak it a bit, though, and have the Pres and at least some of the cabinet be declared on the ballot—instead of VP, include Sec of State, Treasury, and Defense on the ballot. If we want to keep “president appoints their successor” functionality, move sec of state above speaker of the house.
So what’s your plan when a madman shoots the President? What happens when the President dies in the middle of a world war?
Presumably similar to what happens today if the Pres and VP are both removed at the same time. Speaker of the House, pres pro-tem of the Senate, Secretary of State, and so on.
I might tweak it a bit, though, and have the Pres and at least some of the cabinet be declared on the ballot—instead of VP, include Sec of State, Treasury, and Defense on the ballot. If we want to keep “president appoints their successor” functionality, move sec of state above speaker of the house.
Very silly question. The line of succession would just be different. We have an entire line of succession past the vice president today.