Does the Bush administration have a secret succession order that bypasses Congress? (Reagan Did!)

[kpete]

Slate's Bruce Ackerman lays out the possibility.
http://www.slate.com/id/2195384/

Apparently sometime in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan issued a "secret executive order" that in the event of the death of the president and the vice president "established a means of re-creating the executive branch." Reagan's order violated the express terms of the Constitution and governing statutes.

Does a similar order exist today? We aren't told. But we do know that Dick Cheney participated in the secret "doomsday" exercises under the Reagan order, and given his central role at present, it is imperative for Congress to find out.

The interview is available to view below. It was broadcast on CNN's The Situation Room on July 15, 2008.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Author_Some_in_Congress_calling_for_0715.html

[Cleita]

1. I'm certain that they do.

The Chimperor wouldn't be so smug if there wasn't

[Joanne98]

2. I think it's called succession. Yeah I remember a hearing on that.

Bob Ney was there so it's been awhile.

[NV Whino]

3. I believe that there is a shadow government

ready to step in. It is something more than secret succession.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Does that mean WE can have a secret order to shoot anyone violating

the order of succession in the Constitution? YES :bounce: YES :eyes: YES :bounce: YES :eyes: YES :bounce: YES