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Don't forget to tweet/google "25th Amendment" today and every day (Original Post) cyclonefence Jul 2017 OP
ok Achilleaze Jul 2017 #1
This is driving trump nuts Gothmog Jul 2017 #2
Why do you think that? Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #4
Done kimbutgar Jul 2017 #3
Section #4... vkkv Jul 2017 #5

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
4. Why do you think that?
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:46 PM
Jul 2017

I haven't seen anything like that drive him nuts. For one thing, the way the 25th Am. is written, it's almost impossible for that to happen, unless he's lying incapacitated in a hospital or something, which is what that amendment is for.

What gets to him is apparently the media, the stories about Russia every day, broadcasters pointing out his lies, etc.

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
5. Section #4...
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:51 PM
Jul 2017

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

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