[ExI] ai in education

Sat Mar 14 14:55:54 UTC 2026

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, 14 March, 2026 5:32 AM
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Cc: spike at rainier66.com
Subject: Re: [ExI] ai in education

On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

 > Had not the congress certified anyone on 6 Jan, the previous POTUS’s term (along with VPOTUS) expires anyway.  

>…That wouldn't happen until January 20

That’s right.  So what’s the problem?

> Then… the next in succession to be sworn in as interim POTUS on 20 Jan would be the speaker of the house.

>…You are talking nonsense. On January 20, 2021 Congress had no Speaker Of The House…

I was referring to what would have happened in 2001, had not SCOTUS sent the case back to the Florida governor.  Clearly that was a weird case, where the Florida governor was the brother of one of the candidates.  He had the option to recuse himself and send it to the Florida legislature, who had already kicked it back to him.

In 2021, things are different.  Congress had a result from the EC, and there is no way an angry mob can stop them from certifying it.  They thought of that, and took precautions.

>…the old Democratic Speaker's term of office had expired and the new Republican controlled Congress had not yet voted on who should be the new Speaker Of The House, there was not even a clear front runner …

The Capitol is just an office building, except with elaborate escape tunnels.  If an angry mob approaches, the legislators retreat to their underground fortress and continue its business, which is what happened.

 > Congress had a result from the EC.  That is all that matters.

>…But according to the Constitution Congress does NOT have a result from the Electoral College until the Vice President certifies that there is a result from the Electoral College….

That’s right.  So they built tunnels which lead to the VP’s residence.  Even if the VP had refused to certify the results, his term expires anyway.  The VP does not have the authority to certify himself as the new POTUS.  Had that possibility existed, someone would have done it before now.

> Congress has tunnels to a safe location that protestors cannot reach. 

>…So we shouldn't be concerned that the current POTUS staged an unsuccessful coup d'état 5 years ago and there is no reason to criticize him for doing so becauseCongress has a secret underground tunnel they can hide in if something like that happens again? Is that really the best argument in favor of He Who Must Not Be Named actions on that day that you can think of?

John you worry too much.  I can assure you, the military will not join a coup, nor will the militia.  If the military fails, the militia has our backs.  The militia has already saved our country from an invasion of the mainland by Japan.  In 1942, right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto is said to have vetoed the notion of an attack with the quote “You cannot invade the mainland United States.  There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.”

>…And as for Congress never being in any danger on September 6, 2021, REPUBLICAN Senator Josh Hawley would disagree with you.  He can be seen on surveillance video running in terror….

Ja, sure.  It isn’t that far to the first blast door.  The mob took a while to even get there.  Not buying it, John.

>… just a few hours after he gave a fascist salute… John K Clark

Evidence please?

spike 

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