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@Ponderable saidEven Americans have to look this up sometimes, and usually don't have to, when people at the top behave normally and respect our Constitution.
Could you elaborate for the Non-US people?
The person is the Senat president pro tempore.
How would it come to pass that he would become US president pro tempore?
VP Vance is currently the President of the Senate, so if he were to become POTUS, Chuck Grassley would become President of the Senate Pro-Tempore. It seems that latter position is decided within the Senate by vote, and currently Grassley holds that position.
If Trump, Vance, and Mike Johnson were somehow to be found unfit for office or unavailable to perform those duties, then Grassley would be next in line.
However, the ambitious Marco Rubio (Secretary of State) would be next in line after Grassley, and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent would come after Rubio.
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If Trump were to die or retire because of medical or legal issues, then JD Vance would be next in line. But if Trump and a bunch of his self-selected "loyal" members were removed from office on racketeering or organized-crime charges, then Grassley would be next. (I'll admit, such a scenario seems unlikely.)
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@Ponderable saidHe simply misspoke.
Could you elaborate for the Non-US people?
The person is the Senat president pro tempore.
How would it come to pass that he would become US president pro tempore?
Grassley's title is not US President of the Senate Pro-Tempore.
It is President Pro-Tempore of the Senate. It is similar to Speaker of the House, but is much more limited in scope. The Vice President runs the Senate (and is thus "President of the Senate" ), and the President Pro-Tem of the Senate takes over if the Vice President is unavailable, either through death or illness or temporary unavailability, such as if he's overseas. Although in that case, a temporary President Pro-Tem of the Senate is often chosen from among junior members of the party due to the position being mostly ceremonial, mainly presiding over the Senate, while the President Pro-Tem of the Senate usually has other duties (such as a committee chairman) and other significant demands on his time.
It seems rather complicated, but these rules are often covered in normal parliamentary procedure.
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@sonhouse saidJust that Grassley seems to respect the Constitution.
What is it you like about Grassley? Just the fact he is a republican? Is that all it takes to get your approval?
You really think its ok for a POTUS to be over 90 years old?
Sure, he's a Republican and a conservative, but I don't think he's MAGA.
Of the top people in the line of succession, I would trust Grassley much more than I would Vance, Johnson, or Rubio. I don't know about Bessent.
@Arkturos saidSo Grassley gets elected in 2028 so when he is elected he is 95 years old. What is the probability he would survive to 99 when his term is up?
Just that Grassley seems to respect the Constitution.
Sure, he's a Republican and a conservative, but I don't think he's MAGA.
Of the top people in the line of succession, I would trust Grassley much more than I would Vance, Johnson, or Rubio. I don't know about Bessent.
@sonhouse saidNo, sonhouse, I'm fantasizing about Trump getting replaced during the current term. The earlier the better! 😉
So Grassley gets elected in 2028 so when he is elected he is 95 years old. What is the probability he would survive to 99 when his term is up?
Sure, Grassley is 92 now, but he doesn't seem to be stubbornly dying in his seat like Dianne Feinstein.
@Arkturos saidSo Grass is 92 now, Trump gets impeached, kicked out by '26. So Grass is now 93 years old. What kind of odds would you give a 93 YO in the most important job on the planet, with all the stresses that would go with it, a LOT more stressful than being a senator, what odds to see him finish his office alive at age 97?
No, sonhouse, I'm fantasizing about Trump getting replaced during the current term. The earlier the better! 😉
Sure, Grassley is 92 now, but he doesn't seem to be stubbornly dying in his seat like Dianne Feinstein.
@sonhouse saidI decline to discuss this with you.
So Grass is 92 now, Trump gets impeached, kicked out by '26. So Grass is now 93 years old. What kind of odds would you give a 93 YO in the most important job on the planet, with all the stresses that would go with it, a LOT more stressful than being a senator, what odds to see him finish his office alive at age 97?
