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fandomhigh2020-10-08 10:12 am
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Functioning Governments, Thursday, October 8, 2020
Steve and Tony were in the front of the classroom again, but Patriot was nowhere to be seen, sadly. "Today we're going to talk about continuity of government--what happens if a President is incompacited or when one person is defeated at the polls and is replaced by someone else," Steve said.
"Anyone from this era or a similar world might think it's a simple thing where their vice president or winner of the election takes over in their place," Tony said. "But, back when this country was first founded, it was sort of a thought experiment? Where no one really knew if someone would fight the transition like they had with royalty back in Europe."
Steve nodded. "The transition of power is a very dangerous moment in a lot of nations," he said. "Yennefer's class--from what I can tell from radio--has been dealing with that, too. The United States, since our very founding, has had an unbroken string of peaceful transitions. When John Adams lost his re-election bid in 1800, he left. That was not a guarantee, though we've expected that to be the reaction in the centuries since."
Both your teachers had a sort of Look about them as that settled in.
"So, we have a song--because of course Broadway has a song for everything--and then we can discuss what you expect in regards to the subject," Tony said.
"Anyone from this era or a similar world might think it's a simple thing where their vice president or winner of the election takes over in their place," Tony said. "But, back when this country was first founded, it was sort of a thought experiment? Where no one really knew if someone would fight the transition like they had with royalty back in Europe."
Steve nodded. "The transition of power is a very dangerous moment in a lot of nations," he said. "Yennefer's class--from what I can tell from radio--has been dealing with that, too. The United States, since our very founding, has had an unbroken string of peaceful transitions. When John Adams lost his re-election bid in 1800, he left. That was not a guarantee, though we've expected that to be the reaction in the centuries since."
Both your teachers had a sort of Look about them as that settled in.
"So, we have a song--because of course Broadway has a song for everything--and then we can discuss what you expect in regards to the subject," Tony said.
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