Talk:Charles Logan (24)

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The whole section about not knowing Logan's party affiliation needs to be redone. First of all, there is no indication that President Keeler is dead; he may have resigned or been declared permanently incapable of continuing as President. Secondly, though the writers tend not to refer to political party continuously, it was stated that David Palmer was a Democrat in season one. Therefore, we DO know his party affiliation. We DO know that Keeler is a Republican. A number of incorrect statements in that passage.


 * Okay, I partially redid that passage and set it off as "A Note." It still needs a lot of work though. WikiPrez 22:22, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Just a reminder that SPOILER tag should be in effect for the edit that's gonna be needed after 03/04/06 episode.

--152.38.26.106 04:58, 5 April 2006 (UTC)Sorry, it's never been stated that Logan is a Republican. He could be an independent.

We don't know why Logan is really doing any of this yet. The part about his motives should be deleted.

Agreed. While the prevailing theory is that Logan acted for reasons similar to Walt Cummings (and things went out of control), there isn't direct evidence as to his WHY.

Keeler has to be dead
The only constitutionally logical conclusion is that President Keeler is dead. If Keeler was still alive, then Logan, who was his Vice-President, would simply be refered to as Acting President. Even if Keeler was in a coma, Logan would still be the Acting President until the natural expiration of Keeler's term. However, all throughout Day 5, Logan is simply referred to as President.

Assuming Keeler is alive, can you im--Ecumbee 23:41, 10 April 2006 (UTC)agine the chaos if he wakes up? Does that mean that Logan is Vice-President again? Moreover, do they tell Hal Gardner, "thanks for filling in, you can go back to the Senate now?"

Secondly, the fact that Logan appointed Hal Gardner as his Vice President, further confirms that Keeler is dead. The 25th Amendment allows for the transfer of executive power to the Acting President for a limited amount of time. The appointment of a replacement Vice President can only occur when there is a "definite" vacancy in that office.

Can you imagine what would happen if, for example, Bush falls into a coma for the next two of his remaining three years in office, and Cheney became Acting President and he desired to appoint Rumsfeld as Vice-President? It could not be done as long as Bush was still alive because, whether in a coma or not, Bush is still the President. While the President is alive, Cheney would remain the Vice President but he would assume executive authority as Acting President. If Bush was to die before his term was up, then Cheney would become President and the vice presidency would become vacant. In short, there is no such thing as an Acting Vice-President. If the President is incapacitated or can not fulfill his duties, then the Vice-President becomes acting President, and if the Vice President can not carry out his duties, then the Speaker of the House becomes Acting President. Thus, Keeler must be dead.

(Deej30) (18:37, 9 April 2006 (UTC))


 * He's either dead, has resigned, or has been declared permanently incapacitated.

WikiPrez 15:54, 13 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Still, since there is no precedent and the Constitution doesn't establish what to do in a situation, if this ever comes up in real life, it will probably be dealt with at the time. Until then, this entire discussion is just speculation.

Actually it could be that Keeler resigned his office, in which case the vice president would become "the president".--Ecumbee 23:41, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Wait, what if Keeler's term ended and Logan was elected following that? That would mean Keeler might not be dead. MoChan 22:08, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

In an interview on 24Inside, it is reavealed that although they wanted to kill Keeler, Fox wouldn't let them, therefore he's still alive RenegadeCanuck 08:57, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Logan as a Republican
We know John Keeler was a Republican from Season 3. Logan was his running mate. It's safe to say Logan is also a Republican. He could not have ran with John Keeler if he wasn't. Also, if you look at the 24 website, the details in Logan's profile strongly support the idea that he is with the Republican party. I welcome anyone who would like to point out otherwise. ---RJ

Characteristics

 * I'm restoring the observation of him being similiar to Jimmy Carter. It doesn't suggest that Carter was some sort of villain, but the description is that Logan is "incapable of making a quick decision and agonizing and second-guessing the results thereafter" and anyone who knows anything about the Carter Administration knows that the comment certainly is a very, very accurate description of Carter during his presidency. --- HowardDean 16:42, 13 April 2006 (UTC)


 * It still violates Wikipedia:Point of View in that it's an unsourced comparison. &mdash; Deckill e r 18:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Logan Twice in 24-Character Box?
Should Logan be mentioned listed twice in the 24-Character Box at the bottom of everyone's page? I mean, there have been several villains in double-roles that are only listed once, including Nina Myers and Jamey Farrell. I'd say just keep him in the White House Section. ..

Okay, just checked it again, and Nina is listed twice as well. But still, for simplicity, shouldn't characters be listed once under their main association?

Wikipedia should not say he was president for 1½ years & succeeded by Hal Gardner
As of the last episode aired, Logan remains President. Of course it is likely that he will be out of the presidency very soon, being succeeded by Gardner, but Wikipedia should not report that information in the succession box as if it had happened already. For all we know, Gardner might drop dead ten minutes after the events in the Season 5 finale, thus never becoming President. Also, I would suggest that anyone working on this page read WP:WAF. --Mathew5000 05:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Attorney General?
''Where's the source that the Atturney General of Day V is the name listed?? From what I remember, the character only refered to him as the "Attorney General."''
 * The actor who playes the role is Dan Ziskie, according to tv.com. I do not remember him being credited. The Attorney General is never given a name, anyway. -- 146.83.205.8 23:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Logan
We do not know if he is dead status needs to be left as unknown Jdchamp31 02:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Stop changing status to 'Deceased'
At the end of Episode 13, it is revealed that Logan is flat-lining, it does not specifically state that he is deceased. Any change of his status before Episode 14 is your own personal opinion and does not warrant entry into this article. Alfreido talk 14:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC) In an interview on 24-Inside, Howard Gordon says that Logan is not dead (says something along the lines of "Unless they're buried or in a body bag, they aren't dead on 24")RenegadeCanuck 08:55, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Was revealed in season 7's first episode that he is alive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DrForester (talk • contribs) 03:13, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

He wasn't stabbed in the chest, he was stabbed in the shoulder
Watch the episode again. Martha clearly stabs Logan in the shoulder, and Aaron or someone else says 'She must have hit an artery.' Logan pulls the knife out. 130.88.174.229 17:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

New pictures added
Just updated the picture to a season 6 one, and added the season 5 one to the season 5 section. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SignorSimon (talk • contribs) 16:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC).

Ausiello - No More Logan in Season 6
http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/

Question:''' Is President Logan dead on 24? The last time we saw him was in the ambulance after Martha stabbed him, and now no one mentions him at all!— Shannon Blake'''

Ausiello: It appears Logan is going the way of those Russian mobsters on The Sopranos. A 24 source says the ex-prez will not be seen or heard from again this season.

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Could be worth mentioning, very annoying news though. - Pete C

--- I entered the info about Season 7. I have a source for it, but I don't know how to put it on the page correctly. Here is the link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqtRbblneqA

I deleted a line about how Logan, like Richard Nixon, became religious and "deeply sorrowful" about his scandal (Watergate in Nixon's case) because there was no attempt to support the claim about Nixon with credible sources. (In fact, one could easily make a case from the old Nixon/Frost interviews that Nixon was not very sorrowful at all about his actions in Watergate. Rather, he was sorry that he got caught.  Big difference.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.225.67.248 (talk) 20:42, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Article length
This article is verbose, wanders between in-universe description and out-of-universe description, and should be written in the present tense. -- SamSim 21:35, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Days 4 and 5 are far too long and 'Treason revealed' is unecessarily detailed - we shouldn't have summaries so long that they need to, or can, be split into different sections like Day 4 and 5 here. There is quite a bit of fancruft and the tense is definitely an issue, as is the tone - the article just isn't nice to read. I'll try fixing that and I will also remove 'Prior to Day 4' and 'Logan's Cabinet & Staff' since they are fancruft. asyndeton 21:44, 13 October 2007 (UTC)