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The Government, though, would go on functioning, and somewhat more smoothly than in similar past crises. As his last official act before being wheeled into the operating room, Reagan at 10:32 a.m. Saturday signed letters authorizing Vice President George Bush to "discharge powers and duties in my stead commencing...
After careful consideration, Reagan became the first President ever to transfer power formally to his Vice President. The one-page letter he signed was originally drafted in longhand by White House Counsel Fred Fielding in consultation with Attorney General Edwin Meese and White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan. Based...
The 25th Amendment, which provides a model for presidential succession, was ratified in 1967. But Section 3 of the amendment, providing for transfer of power in the case of presidential disability, has never been used, even following the 1981 shooting, when Reagan was incapacitated for some five hours. The amendment...
Reagan's letter was a deliberately vague attempt to accomplish the purpose of the amendment without formally invoking it. For practical purposes, the constitutional provision was in effect when Bush was made acting President. But the text of the letter explained the President's reluctance to implement the amendment: "I...
Last November Ohio passed one of the nation's most far-reaching gay-marriage bans. It prohibits not only gay marriage but also any relationship that "intends to approximate" marriage. Now that broad language is being used in an array of unlikely legal cases. Dozens of Ohio men charged with...