Who's the President?

[JMadonna]

We all know that almost 100 years ago, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a terrorist cell of fanatical Serbs disrupted the politics of the time so much that World War I resulted.

From a distance it seems too incredible to believe. But fast forward to our times. What would be the U.S. reaction if a president-elect were killed by an Islamist terror cell backed by the Iranian government?

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(11-11-2012 02:12 PM)Thomas Thorne Wrote:  This year the 332 Democratic electors will be mindful that failure to give a Democrat 270 electoral votes might result in Mitt Romney becoming president. The House of Representatives selects presidents voting not as individuals but by states. It requires a majority of state delegations for the House to select a president. I do not know if the Republicans will have a majority of state delegations in the new congress. If the House has not selected a president by Jan 20, someone will become acting president.

There's the problem - that 'someone' would be the Speaker of the House who is next in line. However, on Jan 20 there would be no speaker since the new congress hasn't met yet and selected one.