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the President neglected a formality transferring executive power before going into surgery]
Margaret:
Can - can I just say something, you know, for the future?
Leo McGarry:
Yeah.
Margaret:
*I* can sign the President's name. I have his signature down pretty good.
Leo McGarry:
You can sign the President's name?
Margaret:
Yeah.
Leo McGarry:
On a document removing him from power and handing it to someone else?
Margaret:
Yeah. Or, do you think the White House Counsel would say that was a bad idea?
Leo McGarry:
I think the White House Counsel would say that's a coup d'etat.
Margaret:
I'd probably end up doing some time for that.
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