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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:28 PM
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Pop Quiz: Who is 3rd in line to the Presidency?
Edited on Sun Jun-27-10 07:42 PM by Clio the Leo
This one blew my mind .... let's see if any of the rest of you have to Google it....

(I THOUGHT I was paying attention in civics class)



(adding a picture now that the answer's been given....)
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:30 PM
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1. President Pro Tem of Senate?
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:32 PM
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4. Yep..... and WHO is that? nt
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:37 PM
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14. Robert Byrd
I did not even know he held that office.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:39 PM
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16. lol, now I dont feel so bad .....
.... he should have been wearing a special badge or something so we would know this! :)
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 02:22 PM
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36. It was Robert Byrd...
Now, it looks like it's gonna be Daniel Inouye...

RIP, Senator Byrd.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 04:32 PM
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42. Inoye...
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/06/28/inouye_to_become_president_pro_tempore.html

June 28, 2010

Inouye to Become President Pro Tempore


The death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) puts Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) in line to become president pro tempore of the Senate, a mainly ceremonial position that ranks third in line of succession to the presidency, the New York Times reports.
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Ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 09:49 PM
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43. Maybe, maybe not
Inouye was born on September 7, 1924 in Honolulu, Hawaii. That's before it became an American state, so he may not be eligible for the presidency. Some will say yes, however, saying that when HI became a state, everyone living there became automatic citizens. But was he natural-born? Tha would be up to the Supreme Court, and yes it would go that far.
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demtenjeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:30 PM
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2. Nancy
Baybe
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:33 PM
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6. nope..... she's second nt
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demtenjeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 08:01 PM
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28. Oh I was counting third from the President
sorry
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 08:39 AM
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33. Me too
No fair. Trick question ;)
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:30 PM
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3. Speaker of the House, of course.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:33 PM
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7. again, no nt
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:32 PM
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5. Pelosi
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:33 PM
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8. see above nt
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:47 PM
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22. Duh
I counted Obama, Joe, Pelosi. Let's see, what's my excuse. :dunce:
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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:33 PM
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9. Alexander Haig?
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:35 PM
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10. close .... and it's not Aaron Burr either. nt
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:35 PM
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11. Senator Robert Byrd.
VP, Speaker of the House, Senate pro tem: Byrd
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:39 PM
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15. bingo! .......... we gotta do something to fix that!
I mistakenly thought that it was Leader Reid .... turns out the Speaker Pro Tem. is based on SENIORITY ..... after Byrd, the next most senior Senator (of the majority party) is Inoye.

Granted .... it is HIGHLY unlikely that the third in line would ever have to step into the office, but the fact that it's based on seniority and not on elected position is crazy.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:40 PM
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18. I agree with all that.
I didn't know that Inoye was the next most senior Senator. Always learning.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:44 PM
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20. Lugar would be President Pro Tem. of the Senate if the GOP was in the majority...
.... it's craziness.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:43 PM
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19. Oh boy. So Nancy is 2nd in line after Joe. Making Byrd 3rd!!
Honestly, he is way too old to handle being President, and is in the hospital now. Of course, this has never happened. I do get nervous when they all travel together, to funerals. The reason why they have separate planes, always for the VP and Prez.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:45 PM
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21. They DONT have separate burger joints though...
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:49 PM
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24. Shh... Don't give anyone any ideas....
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:52 PM
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26. They go to different Taco Bells though. nt
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Pyrzqxgl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:49 PM
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23. It's only been that way since the Constitution was written, no big hurry.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:53 PM
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27. I know! HOW did I miss that?
..... actually, the problem was not that I didn't realize that the Speaker Pro Tem was 3rd in line, it's that I thought the Majority Leader WAS the SPT.
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 11:21 PM
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32. Actually, it's only been that way since about 1913.
Before that, it was a rotating position elected by the Senate, and often the Senate president pro tem was not the most senior member.
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 11:20 PM
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31. The Senate president pro tem wasn't originally based on seniority.
It only became based on seniority within the past 100 years or so. Whoever held that position was elected by the Senate.

It was originally a rotating position for when the VP wasn't presiding, and had nothing to do with seniority.

John Tyler was the Senate president pro tem at the ripe old age of 45.
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DeSwiss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:36 PM
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12. Robert Byrd


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Diamonique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:37 PM
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13. Robert Byrd
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:39 PM
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17. Oh, WOW!
I misunderstood at first and thought Pelosi. I did have to Google because I didn't know who the current Pro Tem was.....
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 07:50 PM
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25. Daniel Inouye by seniority would assume the office as the next Sr. Democrat Sen.
Edited on Sun Jun-27-10 07:51 PM by Historic NY
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 08:11 PM
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29. Yep after Nancy....and just why do you think
Boehner is eager to be Speaker and they want to rule the senate.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-27-10 10:47 PM
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30. It's actually amazing....
Edited on Sun Jun-27-10 10:47 PM by Clio the Leo
... how easy it would be for the party OUT of the WH but IN CONTROL of Congress to stage a "coup." .... We're lucky that as heated as things get, they dont get THAT bad.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 12:49 PM
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34. You read my mind!
I was literally just wondering about that the other day.
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namahage Donating Member (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 12:53 PM
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35. Daniel Inouye. n/t
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 04:17 PM
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40. Correct. People who are dead cannot serve.
Odd timing for this trivia question/answer.
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namahage Donating Member (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 04:20 PM
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41. To be fair, when the OP was posted Robert Byrd was still 3rd in line. n/t
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 02:27 PM
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37. An even poppier quiz...
Who's 4th?
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namahage Donating Member (678 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 02:29 PM
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38. Hold on...
:popcorn:
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bornskeptic Donating Member (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-28-10 03:25 PM
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39. That' easy. Hillary Clinton, who just replaced Tim Geithner
who had replaced Hillary Clinton in that position while she was briefly third in line.
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