Presidential Inability: Hearing Before the Special Subcommittee on Study of Presidential Inability on Problem of Presidential Inability. April 1, 1957U.S. Government Printing Office, 1957 - 36 strani Committee Serial No. 3. Considers proposed legislation relating to cases in which the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. |
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able to act act as President action agree argued argument Arthur Attorney become President believe BRARY BROWNELL CHAIRMAN clause committee CONGRE LIBRARY CONGRES THE LIBRARY CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman constitutional amendment crisis death decision declares in writing declaring what officer dent determine discharge the powers duties shall devolve Elihu Root EMANUEL CELLER executive departments FEIGHAN Garfield going House of Representatives illness JUDICIARY KEATING Lansing lative law provide legislative legislatures of three-fourths LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS line of succession matter McCULLOCH ment method office devolves Office of President ONGRES powers and duties present President and Vice President as Acting President from office President is unable President shall become President to discharge President's Cabinet Presidential power problem public opinion question reason reassume resignation ROBSION situation statement statute STHE LIBRARY subcommittee suggestion tion unable to discharge United usurpation Vice President WALTER
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Stran 5 - Section 1 In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2 Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Stran 21 - SECTION 3 Whenever the President transmits to the President pro ternpore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Stran 30 - As a result it is felt by this Committee that a Constitutional Amendment is necessary, and that the Amendment should provide in substance : (a) That the commencement and termination of any inability should be determined by such method as Congress shall by law provide...
Stran 13 - You may rest assured that while Woodrow Wilson is lying in the White House on the broad of his back I will not be a party to ousting him. He has been too kind, too loyal, and too wonderful to me to receive such treatment at my hands.
Stran 5 - ... proposed as an amendment to the Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the Legislatures of threefourths of the States...
Stran 18 - Congress or the Cabinet was necessary. Since the Vice President had the duty of acting as President, it was argued, in certain contingencies his official discretion extends to the determination of whether such a...
Stran 17 - ... years. SEC. 3. There shall also be chosen at the same time by the qualified electors in the same manner for four years, an Assistant Principal Chief, who shall have attained to the age of thirty-five years. SEC. 4. In case of the removal of the Principal Chief from office, or of his death or resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Assistant Principal Chief, until the disability be removed, or the vacancy filled by the National...
Stran 17 - I start with this conclusion: — That whenever the Vice President gets lawfully into the Presidency the President gets lawfully out of it. There cannot be two lawful Presidents at the same time. . . . Mark, no limit to time for which these powers and duties 'shall devolve' is fixed. It is just as absolute and limitless as if the language were: — In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of said office, the...
Stran 13 - Tumulty, it is never the wrong time to spike disloyalty. When Lansing sought to oust me, I was upon my back. I am on my feet now and I will not have disloyalty about me.