Living Dangerously - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living Dangerously write by James M. Ronan. This book was released on 2015-08-06. Living Dangerously available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ask the average American who takes over in the event something happens to the President of the United States, and you’re likely to receive the correct answer. However, what about succession beyond the vice presidency? Fortunately, our nation has an established line of presidential succession that is meant to ensure continuity in the nation’s highest office. Unfortunately, there are several fundamental flaws in the model. This work begins by examining the fascinating history of presidential disability and succession, an issue that has impacted our nation’s highest office since the very beginning. After highlighting the reoccurring nature of this problem, it then provides an analysis of the alarming state of our current disability and succession guidelines, many of which are dangerously outdated, especially when it comes to the threat of terrorism. It then explores these flaws, specifically the glaring problems associated with including members of Congress in the line of succession. Along with questions concerning suitability and preparedness, statistics detailing the partisan composition of Congress over the last half-century illustrate that a sudden shift in party control of the presidency is not only possible, but likely. Finally, it concludes by highlighting an inherent flaw in a line of succession in which every member is located in one small area that happens to be the most attractive target for a would-be terrorist. While the issues explored in this work have been present for more than a half-century, the combination of an increased partisan divide between the executive and legislative branches, as well as the dangers of terrorist attack, combine to require immediate action. Just as the average American may be surprised to discover the Speaker of the House stands second in the line of succession, they would likely be shocked at the potential for chaos and confusion that could unfold in a battle for the presidency. Therefore, it is vitally important to address these concerns now, before they play out in front of a national audience.
Presidential Disability
Presidential Disability - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Presidential Disability write by James F. Toole. This book was released on 2001. Presidential Disability available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In response to an invitation by President Jimmy Carter to the American Academy of Neurology in May 1994, James F. Toole, neurologist, and Arthur S. Link, biographer of Woodrow Wilson, established the Working Group on Presidential Disability whose members include medical doctors, politicians, and former administration members. This book represents the papers and discussions of the Working Group, as well as its final report on and recommendations for determining how and when the Twenty-Fifth Amendment is to be used. The findings and deliberations of the Working Group were issued in a set of nine recommendations for the effective use of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, which are included in this book, along with commentary on the recommendations."--BOOK JACKET.
FDR's Body Politics
FDR's Body Politics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook FDR's Body Politics write by Davis W. Houck. This book was released on 2003-03-04. FDR's Body Politics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Franklin Roosevelt instinctively understood that a politician unable to control his own body would be perceived as unable to control the body politic. He took care to hide his polio-induced lameness both visually and verbally. Through his speeches—and his physical bearing when delivering them—he tried to project robust health for himself while imputing disability, weakness, and even disease onto his political opponents and their policies. In FDR's Body Politics: The Rhetoric of Disability, Davis W. Houck and Amos Kiewe analyze the silences surrounding Roosevelt's disability, the words he chose to portray himself and his policies as powerful and health-giving, and the methods he used to maximize the appearance of physical strength. Drawing on never-before-used primary sources, they explore how Roosevelt and his advisors attacked his most difficult rhetorical bind: how to address his fitness for office without invoking his disability. They examine his broad strategies, as well as the speeches Roosevelt delivered during his political comeback after polio struck, to understand how he overcame the whispering campaign against him in 1928 and 1932. The compelling narrative Houck and Kiewe offer here is one of struggle against physical disability and cultural prejudice by one of our nation's most powerful leaders. Ultimately, it is a story of triumph and courage—one that reveals a master politician's understanding of the body politic in the most fundamental of ways.
Presidential Inability
Presidential Inability - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Presidential Inability write by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. This book was released on 1958. Presidential Inability available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Considers constitutional amendments and legislation to provide for the orderly devolution upon the Vice President of Presidential powers and duties if the President is unable to discharge them, and a resumption by the President upon the passing of his inability.
One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and Succession
One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and Succession - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and Succession write by Birch Bayh. This book was released on 1968. One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and Succession available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
