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Nuffinz0rz
12/29/18 10:34:07 PM
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I watched like two seasons a long time ago and don't care enough to catch up. As far as I understand it based on what I've seen from trailers, Claire becomes president after Frank "dies" (offscreen as I take it after the whole Spacey downfall).

My question is, how, exactly, in the United States presidential line of succession, did that happen?
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Ray_Dorset
12/29/18 10:35:43 PM
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Doom_Art
12/29/18 10:36:57 PM
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Ray_Dorset posted...
She was vice president iirc

That was a really fucking dumb plotline
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Nuffinz0rz
12/29/18 10:38:06 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Ray_Dorset posted...
She was vice president iirc

That was a really fucking dumb plotline

And the country was, like, totally fine with that? Not a single conflict of interest law or anything? How did they get around that?
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Anteaterking
12/29/18 10:39:32 PM
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Nuffinz0rz posted...
And the country was, like, totally fine with that? Not a single conflict of interest law or anything? How did they get around that?


There's nothing stopping a husband and wife from being president/vice president besides people not voting for them.
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Ray_Dorset
12/29/18 10:43:06 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Ray_Dorset posted...
She was vice president iirc

That was a really fucking dumb plotline


It was, the show definitely took a hit in quality after he became president
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Nuffinz0rz
12/29/18 10:45:42 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
Nuffinz0rz posted...
And the country was, like, totally fine with that? Not a single conflict of interest law or anything? How did they get around that?


There's nothing stopping a husband and wife from being president/vice president besides people not voting for them.

Interesting

How did she become vice-president? Did the previous one like die/resign and then he just appointed her?
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Doom_Art
12/29/18 10:47:03 PM
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Nuffinz0rz posted...
How did she become vice-president? Did the previous one like die/resign and then he just appointed her?

The previous VP Donald Blythe opted not to join Frank for reelection

Frank gamed the DNC to have Claire chosen as his VP at the Democratic Convention
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