... In
Case of the
Removal of the
President from
Office, or of his
Death,
Resignation, or Inability to
discharge the
Powers and
Duties of the said
Office, the Same shall devolve on the
Vice President, and the
Congress may by
Law provide for the
Case of
Removal,
Death,
Resignation or Inability, both of the
President and
Vice President, declaring what
Officer shall then
act as
President, and such
Officer shall
act accordingly, until the
Disability be
removed, or a
President shall be
elected ...
... No
person shall be a
Senator or
Representative in
Congress, or
elector of
President and
Vice-President, or hold any
office,
civil or
military, under the
United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an
oath, as a
member of
Congress, or as an
officer of the
United States, or as a
member of any
State legislature, or as an
executive or
judicial officer of any
State, to
support the
Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But
Congress may by a
vote of two-thirds of each
House,
remove such
disability. ...