When the subject of US elections has arisen - it has a couple of times, most people seem to shake their heads in bewilderment and conjecture on the likely fate of the successful candidate.

There appears to be a distinct air of disbelief that any nation could be faced with deciding between such unlikely leaders.

Is there any possibility that the USA might have accidentally retained the Act of Regency on its statute books so that the country could be governed by someone sensible whilst the president is - indisposed?