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6 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Unknown 7 Attorney General Merrick Garland Unknown

Change "Unknown" to "Democrat" HumanHistory314 (talk) 00:35, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:38, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speaker pro tempore legally on presidential line

Are we sure Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry is on presidential line? Would he be president if something happen to Biden and Harris? Andreasfroby (talk) 21:32, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

now saw somebody changed it to c

vacante. But guess this is up to discuss Andreasfroby (talk) 21:33, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The speakership is vacant. The pro tempore speaker is not in the presidential line of succession, as he has not been chosen as speaker. Drdpw (talk) 21:38, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

citation? Jjazz76 (talk) 23:36, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Actually according to USA.gov he is speaker of the house and as such is 2nd in the presidential line. You can speak to an official at USA.gov using there chat and they will provide you with this exact information. Zackkoltz (talk) 15:59, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change Speaker of the house from Kevin McCarthy To Patrick Henry Zackkoltz (talk) 15:41, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This edit is supported by https://usa.gov/presidential-succession

which indicates speaker of the house as 2nd in the line and as stated by the above website and Pamela N at USA.gov Zackkoltz (talk) 15:57, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- Neither Patrick Henry nor Patrick McHenry is currently Speaker of the House. McHenry is "acting Speaker", which means he is not the actual speaker and thus not in line for presidential succession. Once the new Speaker is chosen, then that person will be placed in the proper position. (McCarthy had already been removed prior to this request.) -- Nat Gertler (talk) 15:59, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Henry, having been dead consistently since 1799, is ineligible for the presidency-- Nat Gertler (talk) 16:56, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

lolz - wolf 19:52, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He's been dead consistently? I thought he got up and walked around Virginia for a bit once. Mdewman6 (talk) 17:01, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The man said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"; both did not seem to be an option to him. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 23:11, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Very true. Though dead or undead, maybe he would appreciate a spot in the gubernatorial line of succession. Mdewman6 (talk) 23:35, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin McCarthy is no longer listed as speaker of the House. And, Patrick McHenry is not speaker of the House, thus he will not be listed as a potential presidential successor. Drdpw (talk) 16:01, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I spoke to three separate people at USA.gov who confirmed that Patrick McHenry is in the presidential line of succession. Unless the Government would lie about that? I have the chat logs and names as well as phone numbers of who I talked too. Zackkoltz (talk) 16:36, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Absent a statement to that effect published by a reliable secondary source, saying that he is in the presidential line of succession would be original research. Drdpw (talk) 16:53, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not lying, just mistaken. See these secondary sources for example: businessinsider.com; king5.com; foxnews.com. Drdpw (talk) 17:10, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
See also [1] Nil Einne (talk) 11:24, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]