P.S. - If the Florida recount fiasco hadn't been settled by the 2000 presidential inauguration, we would've had no president or vice president, so the speaker of the house would've become president, but that would've been david hassert, and since he would have to give up his position as house majority leader, he wouldn't have done it, so it'd next go (i believe) the sectretary of state, but obviously we would've had one at the time (the s.of.state might be after the next one, but oh well)
SO! I'd go to the Pro-tem of the Senate (usually the vice pres is the head of the senate, but no vp yet...) The pro-tem is usually elected within the senate just to lead business, so they pick whoever isn't in a majority position, no big deal really. But technically, the pro-tem is the most senior member of the senate, and one person is definately by a long shot the most senior member. So basically Strom Thurmond would've become president of the united states for a while...(since he's leaving the senate after this year, he would've named a replacement and then just retired...)
Sorry for the govt rambling, but that is about my most favorite little known fact ever.
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