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Just curious about logistics: clearly the traditional transition to the presidency has the whole "president elect" period where the president is building up the administration and figuring out all the details of the passage of power. Would the plan be to just let the VP go through this process? Also - does the VP have a VP? And what about the international implications of a complicated passage of power? Who's the decision maker if things in Syria suddenly require a major decision from the president during your two weeks in office?

Those are all just honest questions - I'm curious to know how it would work, and don't doubt that it can be figured out. But I think they are non-trivial logistical concerns. Good luck and thanks for taking it on!

Hi Professor Lessing,

One question I've always had about the Grants and Franklins project is that I imagine the $50 tax voucher really does cost money - it's not just a notional $50 of your tax money that gets transferred to candidates, it's a real $50. How does that cost affect the political feasibility of a federal program such as that? Does the Grassroots Democracy plan avoid that problem (if I am in fact diagnosing a real problem) in any way?