This is sad... but not surprising! ...

[Apogee]

Don't forget the 4th branch, the Bureaucratic Branch.

They write most the actual rules and regulations that turn 1500 page omnibus bills from Congress into 40,000 page behemoths that nobody can ever hope to decipher.

 

[Lurker66]

Yeah, well it doesn't get much better as one goes down the line.

What I've wondered is why there are so many non-elected people in this list.

Wikipedia Article on Line of Succession

That whole list is effed up. Gawd I hope Secret Service does their job.

 

[Old Fart]

Yeah, well it doesn't get much better as one goes down the line.

What I've wondered is why there are so many non-elected people in this list.

Wikipedia Article on Line of Succession

I often wondered when Hillary was in office if it would come to this list.

 

[Lurker66]

I often wondered when Hillary was in office if it would come to this list.

I was scared when Bush was in.....Cheney then Pelosi then rice or Rumsfeld. I dunno which list was worse.

 

[Old Fart]

I don't think Cheney ever wanted it. But the rest of list is just as bad or worse. Pretty much holds true for any prez we've had.

 

[Spec ops Grunt]

Three branches of government: Theives, Liars, and Crooks

 

[Dave70968]

Administrative, Taxative, and Criminal.

(Some overlap exists.)