DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Palus Politicus 25TH Amendment discussion

I opened the door on this topic in a different thread. Do you believe it is time for 25 now? I believe it has been taken up congressionally. Trying to see what "we, the people" feel about it. Whether pro or con, justify your judgment, please.

I'm not going to dig into the weeds on this topic as it applies to "my opinion". What I will do is point out the absurdity of it ever coming to fruition.

First it would take the vice president and a majority of a presidents own cabinet to initiate the 25th amendment. They are the only ones with the power to do so. They would have to do so by giving the speaker of the house a written document stating the president is unable to fulfill his duties. Everyone knows that isn't going to happen.

The president can then submit a counter document. We all know trump would not just leave without submitting that document at the very least. That in turn would give the the Vice President and the Cabinet 4 days to again submit a second document for removal.

Once that process is complete congress must then convene within 48 hours and resolve the dispute. To permanently remove the President and keep the Vice President in charge, a two-thirds supermajority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is required. We also know that would never happen.

Congress can "talk about" the 25th amendment all they want. The fact is it's nothing more than a political talking point because congress lacks the power to invoke the 25th amendment without the vice president and majority of the cabinet submitting in be enacted first.