Before the actual election results squash my fantasy election scenario (see my first two posts), I want to explore one more question – Who Would Be Acting President Pence’s Vice President?  The 25th Amendment gives the President the ability to appoint a Vice President, who must be confirmed by a majority of both houses of…

In my alternate universe, inauguration day has passed and, with the House deadlocked, Mike Pence is the Acting President. But could the House break the deadlock and select a President weeks, months, or even years later? The 20th Amendment does not set a time limit for the House to select a President; it states the…

I’m going to explore a plausible, although unlikely, way the 2020 Presidential election could unfold by answering the question: Could Mike Pence cast the deciding vote to make himself the next President? Here’s how this could play out: Neither Trump nor Biden captures a majority of votes in the Electoral College. There are several ways…