You might have already heard, but Pelosi is moving to create a body that can evaluate a President's health and capacity to lead, and remove them from office if needed.-

Specifically, section 4 of the amendment empowers Congress to set up an independent body to confront such a crisis. Congress has a constitutional duty to lay out a process by which the president is in capacity. This honors that duty by creating a standing commission of medical officials and experts selected in a bipartisan, bicameral way. A presidents's fitness for -- a president's fitness for office must be determined by the facts

Putting aside the possibility of this actually passing, let's think about this for a moment. This body is the same body referenced in the highlighted section in the above picture. This is fair game and legal etc. But did you notice the other requirement, listed before the highlighted section?

The Vice President would have to agree with this body and move to remove the President, as well

Just to make this clear, let's pretend this passes in any reasonable time frame, and then the body they established determines Trump is unfit to rule, and try to force him to step down.... Mike Pence could just say 'no, he's fine actually' and Trump would be allowed to carry on

I'm not even going to get into how the same section goes on to describe that the President can recover and then resume his duties. This is a complete non starter on so many levels, but libs are celebrating today. Grrr

  • StolenStalin [comrade/them,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Wouldnt that make Pence the Prez then? Imagine this happening after election where trump wins. Would Pence do it for (pretty much)4 years as prez? Would his donors want that?

      • StolenStalin [comrade/them,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Yes people would feel betrayed but since when has that stopped a politician? How beneficial/harmful to capital would it be is more my line of thinking.

    • GrouchoMarxist [comrade/them,use name]
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      4 years ago

      I mean, that's possible, but I think it's important to remember either one is basically a figurehead for the Republican Party and the general interests of capital. I'm sure Trump makes some members of the ruling class nervous and Pence would be preferred. Would it come to that? I don't think so, but if it did, would it really matter in a meaningful way?

    • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      That's where we move on to the next bit about the President taking his power back. Basically, unless 2/3 of Congress agrees that Trump is unfit to serve, Trump can easily take his power back.

      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 [see OP], transmit … their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue…. If the Congress … 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.