don't know answers to your questions - the directive is also known as NDS something or other, and I don't know if it is secret. For Bush it was a director of a division of Homeland Security (after that agency was established).
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 02:13 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: > David, > > Would that be Bannon? Can we find out? How do you know about this > Directive 51. Sounds like something about Aliens. No, not that kind. > The other kind. > > Nick > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > Clark University > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Prof > David West *Sent:* Sunday, February 05, 2017 1:06 PM *To:* > friam@redfish.com *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] National Constitution Center > > every President signs a specific directive - for Bush it was Directive > 51 - that designates one specific person who can decide the > succession. Normally they would follow constitutional directives but > can "skip" over someone in the sequence who they deem "unfit." > Normally this would come into play only in extreme situations - like a > bomb taking out the capital during a joint session / state of the > nation address kind of thing. > > dave west > > > > On Sun, Feb 5, 2017, at 12:06 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: >> We got into a discussion on Friday about who can decide that the >> president is unfit. >> >> https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxv >> >> In the first instance, it’s principle officers of the executive >> branch … all Trump appointees except Pence. >> >> Only in the case of a conflict between those principle officers and >> the president does congress get involved, having the power to prevent >> the president from returning to office by vote of 2/3 of both houses. >> >> N >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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