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Cake day: February 16th, 2024

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  • Makes sense since VP could have to assume role of president instantly if president dies or is removed from office or resigns. But if they are only disabled, then VP becomes acting president. Made me wonder whether acting president or the disabled president will be commander-in-chief then.

    I googled a bit and could’ve figured it out probably. But that’s a pretty niche question.

    I know this will bring in the downvotes but I think LLMs aren’t horrible for use like this.

    I asked it “if the president of the US was disabled then the vice president would become the acting president but not the actual president but would that mean that they would also be the acting Commander in Chief?”

    And got a decent reply with a low chance of any hallucinations, because of the nature of the facts and it showing it’s reasoning.

    Yes, if the Vice President becomes the Acting President due to the President’s disability, they also assume the powers and duties of the Commander in Chief. Here’s why:

    • Presidential Succession and the 25th Amendment:
      • The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution addresses presidential succession and disability.
      • Section 3 and 4 of the 25th amendment specifically outline the processes for the vice president to become acting president in cases of presidential disability.
      • When the vice president becomes the acting president, they assume “the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.”
    • Commander in Chief is a Presidential Duty:
      • The role of Commander in Chief is a fundamental duty of the President of the United States, as outlined in the Constitution.
      • Therefore, when the vice president becomes acting president, that person gains all of the powers and duties of the president, including the commander in chief role.











  • He was also allowed in the backyard with the dog before the dad died.

    Perhaps back then he didn’t feel like escaping and that’s why the lockdown then became even more total.

    It’s a hell of a story but people’s willfull ignorance doesn’t surprise me anymore. And as you say, so many people tried getting help. And then the government workers do “their part” and then trust the system. Which doesn’t fucking work.

    It’s horrible.

    It’s not the first story of this type I’ve read from the US and it’s beyond weird to me that parents can just go “yeah we’re not gonna bring our kid in anymore”.

    Oh fuck I just checked and it works exactly like that here in Finland as well, although I’ve never heard of anyone doing it I don’t think.








  • Yeah sorry I read that as a negative on some level.

    Like my brain made an “isn’t” an “is” or skipped a “not”.

    That’s why I asked. Thought someone was being like “but won’t someone please think of the straight white men” and then I thought well obviously that must be sarcasm but then the general tone didn’t seem as sarcastic…

    The large bowl of weed I smoked and listening to 8 out of 10 cats while browsing may have contribute to me making that mistake.

    My bad.

    Here, let me contribute by actually promoting content relating to history and especially history of black women in the US.

    The Six Triple Eight

    I loved that movie. I don’t know why but empowerment of minorities and the vindication that they get in movies like that gets me really emotional, especially after a few rums.