if more than 218 Members die or are incapacitated in a mass attack, the House could not convene, could not make laws, could not pass appropriations, could not override a veto, could not impeach a rogue President, which--and could not confirm a Vice President or otherwise check and balance the executives in a situation of great peril.
Donna Shalala: “if more than 218 Members die or are incapacitated in a mass attack, the House could not convene, could not make laws…”
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Highlights the risks of mass casualties preventing Congress from functioning.
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