16 thoughts on “Californians, Meet Your Acting Governor, Tom Torlakson

  1. Maybe you want this more like the UK – if a wormhole swallows up the Parliment building, the Royals would take charge for a while.

    So ED Kain needs to emerge from the video game survival shelter and reassert his authority.Report

  2. Can someone that far down the line of succession act, in good conscience, when the Governor can be in Sacramento in six hours? Let’s be honest, it’s wasn’t that long ago that the Governor could be in California and struggle to get to the capital in six hours.Report

      1. The telephone seems like the more important change.

        So long as the written rules keep up with things.

        When I was a youngster, there was a point where the Nebraska legislature wanted to pass a particular bill, the lieutenant governor approved of the bill, and the governor strongly opposed it. There weren’t enough legislative votes to override a veto. Per the state constitution, if the governor is out of the state, all of the powers — including the ability to call a special session and sign bills — devolve to the lieutenant governor. To block the bill, the governor was effectively confined to the state for most of a year.Report

  3. I’ll run things. I mean, I routinely organize a dozen (or more) 4-year-olds into a quasi-functioning community. I should be up for the challenge of doing the same with you nincompoops!Report

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