It has been settled law from that time until now."
Wait, and you claim "I" have not read the Constitution?
Succession was settled in 1967 when the 25th Amendment was ratified.
Now between the time the Constitution was ratified and succession was first written in and when it was finally "settled" did any major change in how we select a President occur?
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.
The 25th Amendment clarified this, but did not contradict it.
The idiotic fixation of the “ticket” of Obama/Biden does nothing to change the clear meaning of the Constitution.
Have you by any chance seen this thread?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2336419/posts?page=14#14
It’s a Canada Free Press article about FEC filings, and the constitutional requirements paragraph missing from the one the DNC filed for B. O.
Interesting.