[Mb-civic] And the hits just keep on comin'...

[Ian]

In a news flash to be printed in tomorrow's papers, the Senate is considering a bill to make the Secretary of Homeland Security 8th in line to presidential succession.

As you may know, current presidential succession runs as follows: Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Sec'y of State, Sec'y of Treasury, Sec'y of Defense, Attorney General, Sec'y of Interior, Sec'y of Agriculture, Sec'y of Commerce, Sec'y of Labor, Sec'y of HHS, Sec'y of HUD, Sec'y of Transportation, Sec'y of Energy, Sec'y of Education, 
Sec'y of Veterans Affairs, Sec'y of Homeland Security

Thus, Sec'y of Homeland Security would make an unprecedented "leap" of 10 spots, coming in just behind the Attorney General.

Personally, I think that there should have been additional people between Sec'y of VA and Secy of HS - including the Under-Under Sec'y for Serbo-Croatian Affairs, perhaps..

Peace.
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