Incumbency Advantage: Forcing Biden’s Removal to Bolster Kamala Harris’s Presidential Ascent
The early deposition of incumbent President Joe Biden may allow for an early Kamala Harris Presidency. This will occur by (1) the incumbency advantage and (2) Harris’s persuasion of the 270 State Electors required to enable her ascent to power. Yet, this requires Biden’s early exit from the political arena. Joe Biden has already announced he would not be seeking re-election; nominating Kamala Harris as his choice for President. Next, Biden would need to announce his stepping down from his role as President. In the worst possible light, to achieve her early entrance into presidency, Kamala Harris could oversee Biden’s execution by the permanent bureaucracy, and frame his demise as “natural causes.” In the best possible light, Biden will remain in office until the next President can be justly elected.
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution states that Biden resigning early would position Kamala as President pro tempore; thus, she could then nominate a vice president, who would take office by Congressional confirmation. Section 1 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads “In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.” This seemingly innocuous language becomes sinister when applied to the agenda of America’s contemporary ruling class.
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment
According to Section 4 of the Constitution’s Twenty-Fifth Amendment, “[w]henever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.”
Yet the U.S. National Archives reminds citizens of Americans that “[n]othing in the Constitution prevents your State from using something other than your State’s popular vote results to appoint electors;” adding that once appointed “[t]here is no Constitutional provision or Federal law that requires electors to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their States, so the States may decide to use something other than their State's popular vote results to direct how their electors vote. A State legislature could therefore require that its electors vote for a candidate who won the national popular vote even though they did not receive a majority of the popular vote in its State,” (Archives).
Vice Presidential Nomination
Should Kamala fail to nominate a Vice President; the United States Senate writes that “[t]he president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession, behind the vice president and the Speaker of the House. By tradition, this position goes to the senior member of the majority party,” (Senate). Once pro tempore, Kamala Harris could utilize the incumbency advantage to secure her own election; ascending to presidency. If no Vice President was named, the position would follow tradition, going to Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson holds benefit to Kamala attaining presidency whilst Biden still holds office; despite his advocation of Christian policies that directly rival Harris; yet both politicians are Baptist Christians.
The Founders established the appointment of political candidates to office, so that in emergencies, our nation would remain under consistent leadership. Since its inception, politicians have exploited the necessity of appointed officials. The Annotated Constitution reminds America that it was George Washington’s popularity that mitigated conflict by popular election, (Constitution). But, “[i]n 1796, Federalist John Adams won the Presidency while [Anti-Federalist] Republican Thomas Jefferson became the Vice President. This proved unworkable,” (Constitution). Moreover, “[i]n 1800…the Republican-Democrat electors gave both their votes to [Thomas] Jefferson and [Aaron] Burr, resulting in a tie between the two,” (Constitution). Thus, “the states ratified the Twelfth Amendment on June 15, 1804,” (Constitution). Scripture reminds leaders to avoid tyrannizing those who seek their leadership. As God decrees, “[l]et our leaders represent the entire assembly,” (Ezra 10:14a; CSB). Jesus reminds contemporary citizens to as, “[f]or who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.” (Luke 22:27; ESV). If Jesus was willing to serve; Leaders ought to aspire to conduct themselves in a similar manner.
Historicity of Vice Presidency
Kamala Harris would be extremely unlikely to become elected President on her own. Harris is an unpopular politician, who is remarkably insincere with addressing the needs of the nation. Kamala Harris is not the first prospected Vice President to attempt an ascent to Presidency. The History Channel records that “just 15 of the 49 who served between 1789 and 2021—became president,” adding that “eight of those did it by taking over after the death of a president, while another, Gerald R. Ford, rose to the office when his predecessor, Richard M. Nixon, resigned,” (History.) But, as the research shows, “[o]nly six vice presidents managed to get elected president on their own,” (History).
New York State (NYS) witnessed Kathy Hochul’s conquest to incumbency following former New York Governor Cuomo’s exit from office, announced on August 24th, 2021. In 2022, Hochul went onto win the election through the incumbency advantage. Once politicians get into office, it becomes increasingly more difficult to evict them from the position. Kamala Harris is now in a position, whereby numerous maleficent factors could result in her presidency. One instance, described in the the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution warns that “if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President.
Incumbent Advantage
According to OpenSecrets, the delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives are persistently re-elected without contest (OpenSecrets). Since the beginning of the record in 1964, the re-election rate has never fallen below 80%. This means there is a 20% chance that any change will occur annually; a chance greatly reduced by from career politicians' expansive and well-funded resistance against populist policies; incurred by the citizenry. Like Kathy Hochul, Kamala Harris may utilize the Incumbent Advantage to secure her position as U.S. President, should Biden announce an early retirement from office.
U.S. House of Representatives Re-Election Rates: 1964–2022
Conclusion
As the mainstream media inundates society with pro-Kamala propaganda; Americans may be less likely to question the usurpation of U.S. presidency. But this mustn’t be the case. America is a Constitutional Republic formed on the foundation of preserving God’s natural laws and man’s inherent liberties.
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