DURING HIS presidency Donald Trump has done many outrageous things, whether pressuring foreign leaders to undermine a political opponent, keeping his tax records secret or abusing the pardon power. But the 45th president has saved the worst—inciting a mob to storm the US Capitol in an effort to thwart his re-election loss—for his final fortnight in office.
The amendment was ratified in 1967 in response to the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963, which underlined the need for a clear procedure to determine whether the president is able to discharge his duties. Since then the first three sections of the amendment have been used six times. Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller were appointed vice-president in 1973 and 1974; Gerald Ford succeeded Richard Nixon as president in 1974; and Ronald Reagan and George W.
The point of this final provision, the longest and most detailed of the four, is to clarify a formerly undefined process: what happens when a president is physically or mentally unfit to fulfil his constitutional responsibilities yet does not or cannot step aside. In such a case, the vice-president and a majority of cabinet members may gather to relieve the president of his duties by sending a note to congressional leaders. The transfer of power to the vice-president happens immediately.
The advantage of removing a problematic president via the 25th Amendment is speed: if Mike Pence, the vice-president, and more than half of the executive agency heads in the cabinet have the will, they could relieve Mr Trump of his duties in a flash. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, have called on Mr Pence to do this and promise to begin fresh impeachment hearings should he demur.
A baseless firestorm of distrust in our democracy has been fueled by outright deception on the part of many who saw an opportunity for self-aggrandizement, with no concern for our country, resulting in people dying. All persons involved must face involuntary manslaughter charges.
Ask Bolton what he thinks
Play hard, die hard.
It will not be used! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Teflon Don strikes again...how many times in the last 4 years has that been....Whats todays excuse to hold him ABOVE the law...Oh yeah... he will be out on the 20th so he can do what ever he wants untill then...the world is watching
He needs to be lynchtrump
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We all know pence is too chicken 💩 to do the right thing.
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