No, he’s not. It’s a provisional temporary transfer of power. The whole point of the amendment was to provide a mechanism for the president to take power back.If the president says no inability exists, he does not take power back immediately. He starts a four-day waiting period. The vice president and the Cabinet have four days to reassert that the president is unable. During those four days, the vice president remains in charge.
If Congress wanted to run out the clock, that would require not voting. Maybe they could run out the clock. But if either the House or Senate votes and they don’t get two-thirds, Trump takes power back immediately. If they do vote to keep him out, Trump is still president and the vice president is still acting president. People talk about the 25What can the president do while he’s sidelined?
The real president is stripped of powers. The vice president has full executive powers. But the president is still president, which makes it awkward: What do you do with him? What if he is up and around and contesting it? Section 4 really is meant for situations when the president is in a coma or otherwise unable to contest the action. When you’re in that situation, it works easily and quickly. If the president is unconscious, the 25Amendment makes it hard to transfer power.
Won't it give Pence the chance to pardon Trump?
This was all planned . You all knew there would be trouble on Jan 6th
Set up . This was Slate plan from start . You knew they were gonna go there . Why did police allow them to do what they did ?
No, it just lets Pence play at the office for a week and do even more damage.
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