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MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

16. The 25th Amendment makes it more difficult to remove the President permanently

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 11:04 AM

Dec 2018

than using impeachment and removal. Under the 25th Amendment, that permanent removal requires a 2/3 majority of BOTH houses.

The President can reseat himself by declaration. Removing him after that is much harder that simply impeaching him.

That's why it was written the way it was written. We already had a means of removing a President. The 25th Amendment was designed only use in temporary emergencies.

I wish people would read the entire Amendment before putting it forward as a way to remove a President. It is not that. Impeachment and removal are how that is done, not this.

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If the 25th amendment is not activated under these circumstances, it may as well not have been... [View all] NNadir Dec 2018 OP

The people that have the power to do it ..won't nini Dec 2018 #1

His corrupt cabinet is getting rich off of him BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #2

Republican Senators betrayed their duties to the Constitution and the American people by approving RockRaven Dec 2018 #3

VERY good point, indeed! MyOwnPeace Dec 2018 #4

"...or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..." NNadir Dec 2018 #5

It really wasn't intended for this purpose. unblock Dec 2018 #6

I have great sympathy of people with mental illnesses...I really do... NNadir Dec 2018 #7

Part of the analysis is that it's markedly harder than impeachment unblock Dec 2018 #9

The history of attempts to remove Presidents... NNadir Dec 2018 #10

I didn't say "rightly so"; I'm not advocating. unblock Dec 2018 #15

They live in fear of Shitler's Twitter account. They will NEVER act. kairos12 Dec 2018 #8

I agree. Republicans are fools to continue to abet this fiasco. Vinca Dec 2018 #11

What we're finding out is that our checks and balances aren't really checks and balances. ooky Dec 2018 #12

AMEN... spanone Dec 2018 #13

Impeachment is easier than the 25th Amendment dansolo Dec 2018 #14

The 25th Amendment makes it more difficult to remove the President permanently MineralMan Dec 2018 #16

Reality check: as unlikely as impeachment AND conviction is to remove Trump, elocs Dec 2018 #17

Dictator Wrz Dec 2018 #18