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minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe majority and minority leader can handle the overwhelming majority of that work. The speaker role could be as a mediator between the two of them. The troublesome part is that the speaker is third in the line of succession.
minus-squareAstroturfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHave we ever got to number 3? Not really worth worrying about…
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoTechnically, Nixon was first, Agnew was second, so in a sense, Ford could have been considered number 3. If we ever did get to a true #3, it would be a very comparable to Ford’s presidency.
The majority and minority leader can handle the overwhelming majority of that work. The speaker role could be as a mediator between the two of them.
The troublesome part is that the speaker is third in the line of succession.
Have we ever got to number 3? Not really worth worrying about…
Technically, Nixon was first, Agnew was second, so in a sense, Ford could have been considered number 3. If we ever did get to a true #3, it would be a very comparable to Ford’s presidency.