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How often does the vice president actually assume presidential duties?
Since presidential voting is nearing I thought of a very good question I need answered about the presidential candidates. I know that John McCain is with Sarah Palin and Barack Obama is paired with Joe Biden. So, if Barach Obama becomes president, Joe Biden will assume position of vice president. If John McCain wins presidency then Sarah Palin will assume the position of vice president. My question really is though: how often does the vice president assume presidential responsibilities?
Of course, if the president actually died while in office or if he resigned the vice president would, obviously, become president. This apparently has happened three times since World War II, right?
I am thinking this: If Barack Obama died, would I really would Joe Biden to be president? And if John McCain died, would I seriously want Sarah Palin to become president? The election is in the beginning of November and I'm still undecided about who to vote for as president of the United States!
Anyway, I seem to remember George Bush Senior assuming presidential responsibility when Ronald Reagan was undergoing some sort of surgery. Is this right or did I misunderstand something? Maybe it was Dick Cheney and George W. Bush I'm thinking of, but I don't quite remember.
How often does that kind of thing happen? Are there any other times when the vice president becomes the president of the United States temporarily? If so, how long would this normally last? Hours, days, weeks, months?
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Ha ha this is how i've been thinking also, though I can't vote yet :) I figure there is a moderate to high chance of McCain or Obama dying while in office. Anyone who runs for presidant is put into that position. I think McCain will die soon of old age plus all his health problems due to being held captive and beaten. On the flip side, Obama is very likely to be assasinated, assuming the assasinators are smart and find a way to get to him. So, the real question is, would Palin or Biden be a better president?
If the predident was assasinated, of coure the VP would fulfill the president's job until the end of their term. If they choose to resign earlier, then the Speaker of the House of Representitives resumes the position. If he resigns/dies, I believe the job goes to the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate. Then the Secretary of State. And so on and so forth. However, it is highly unlikely that that many members of the presidential cabinet will die in 4 years :)
If the president is out of work temporarily, yes the vice president resumes the job. I suppose it would last however long the president is said unable to perform his presidential duties.
Anyways, it doesn't happen very often, due to the fantastic line of security protecting the president. They even have to swear an oath to take a bullet for him. Whoever does win, though, I believe we should be worrying about whether the vice president can do a good job as president if needed :) Hope I helped!
-Jessica 14/f
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The ONLY power the Vice-president has is to be the tie breaker vote in the U.S. senate. Aside from that he/she advises the president but is not a member of the executive branch.
He/she can also become the president in the event of a death in office. George H.W. Bush was given powers temporarily when Raegen was shot in 1981 and underwent life-saving surgery. Dick Cheney did the same when G.W. Bush had a colonosopy.
This happens when the president is under the knife or not alert or conscious to do their job temporarily. It seldom happens but if it does it's for that reason. And it's for a few hours or a day or two at most.
If both the president and vice-president were to die in office at the same time Nancy Pelosi automatically becomes president as does any person who is speaker of the house. They're third in line.
If you elect John McCain you have to like his policies as well as know that he won't likely become a 2 term president at 72-years-old as life expectancy for males is 75. He would be the oldest person elected to the office.
If you vote for him you vote for Palin to continue his legacy eventually as he won't be up for re-election. Also, McCain has had cancer multiple times and surgery on his salivary glands. That's why his face, neck and hair look different from other people. Take in to account a person's health.
He also is known for a hot temper and irrational decision making and voted 95% of the time in favor of Bush policies.
Vote for him and think do I really want Sarah Palin in this role at this time? She has to be ready at a moment's notice.
If voting for Obama you get Biden who is a honest man who is for blue collar people--and everyone. They want to lower taxes, tax the rich who make 100,000 and over and make it so you can get the best health care possible. They are liberal in their views but want to change the way governments work and chuck programs that don't.
Biden has been in senate for decades fighting for the little guy. In fact, his wife and child were killed getting a christmas tree one evening. He raised the other children by himself. He was elected to senate the day before and refused to take the job or be sworn in with his other child in hospital. They eventually coaxed him to do so at his child's bedside.
Now tell me isn't that someone worthy of a vote? I don't want to make the decision for you but do check out their official sites and go with gut instinct.
Also consider their stance on abortion and poverty and whether they or their kin have done anything wrong. Sarah Palin was investigated recently for abusing her power as gov. of Alaska to fire a man from a govt job who used to be romantically involved with her sister.
Many teens wind up pregnant but this is a little different. Bristol Palin, 15, is pregnant. Barack Obama used to have a drug problem decades ago but cleaned up his life and tried to become someone. You have to really consider their morals too.
Also go to www.cnn.com/election to read tons of non-biased pieces about the candidates and follow the link that says debates. You will get video and interactive transcripts there of the 3 debates and the 1 VP debate too. If that doesn't help you choose nothing can/will ;)
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