President Strom Thurmond after September 11th

Inspired by a reply in another thread of mine. Let's say Jim Jeffords decided to become an independent (allied with Democrats) much later. September 11st was more successful, killing President Bush, Vice President Cheney as well as Speaker Hastert in separate attacks. Strom Thurmond was now president of the United States. What next? Let's say he still dies in June 2003, would he resign just months after his inauguration after nominating a vice-president? Anyway, how would he respond to the September 11th attacks?
 
First, before anyone else says it, Trent Lott would apparently be ecstatic. :p

In all honesty, he would likely try and stay on as long as possible until his health caught up to him, forcing him to resign, with no intention of running again should he somehow live to 2004. He would be even more dominated by Neo-Conservatives like Donald Rumsfeld or Paul Wolfowitz policy-wise, though he might be more cautious in enacting such doctrine.
 
First, before anyone else says it, Trent Lott would apparently be ecstatic. :p

In all honesty, he would likely try and stay on as long as possible until his health caught up to him, forcing him to resign, with no intention of running again should he somehow live to 2004. He would be even more dominated by Neo-Conservatives like Donald Rumsfeld or Paul Wolfowitz policy-wise, though he might be more cautious in enacting such doctrine.

But then what would Thurmond do about Iraq?:eek:
 
There is nothing in constitution that says anything about refusing the presidency, but I think he would try. That would mean President Colin Powell. I think that means no invasion of Iraq.
 
There is nothing in constitution that says anything about refusing the presidency, but I think he would try. That would mean President Colin Powell. I think that means no invasion of Iraq.

As he automatically becomes President, all he has to do to refuse the position is immediately resign. Now, whether that means Powe gets it or the person who was his successor as pro-tem for fifteen minutes becomes POTUS...well, I don't know. I suspect the latter would actually be the legally correct scenario.
 
There is nothing in constitution that says anything about refusing the presidency, but I think he would try. That would mean President Colin Powell. I think that means no invasion of Iraq.

This is Strom Thurmond we're talking about. I think he'd hold try on because doing otherwise would mean President Colin Powell.
 
If he resigns right away then there is not enough time for a new President Pro Tembre to be selected and Powell becomes president. If he stays on I think the stress would kill him but by that time Congress has chosen a new vice president,
 
I remember reading a conservative columnist in 1997, during the Clinton fund raising scandals, who talked about Clinton and Gore resigning, He thought that both Gingrich and Thurmond would refuse, Gingrich because he was controversial and Thrumond because of age, Since Madeline Albright was not eligible Clinton;s Secretary of the Treasury would be president. The rest of the column was praise for the Treasury Secretary.
 
I remember reading a conservative columnist in 1997, during the Clinton fund raising scandals, who talked about Clinton and Gore resigning, He thought that both Gingrich and Thurmond would refuse, Gingrich because he was controversial and Thrumond because of age, Since Madeline Albright was not eligible Clinton;s Secretary of the Treasury would be president. The rest of the column was praise for the Treasury Secretary.
I doubt Gingrich would resist the temptation of the presidency.
 
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