Saying What Must Be Said: The President-Elect is MENTALLY ILL

[MineralMan]

44. Mentally ill? Depends on the definition being used.

He has personality disorders, but is in no way psychotic. He's an idiot, but there's no intelligence measurement required to be President.

Here's the thing: The 25th Amendment requires the VP and a MAJORITY of cabinet members to declare the President to be unfit. That seems an unlikely thing to happen, given the current situation and the situation for the foreseeable future. I can't imagine that happening, really. Avoiding a constitutional crisis is a matter of high concern for people in government, and such a declaration of unfitness without a debilitating stroke, injury or a clear psychotic break would be such a crisis.

As much as I'd like to see Donald Trump as a non-President, the 25th Amendment is a highly unlikely way for that to happen. It was written to cover situations where a sitting President became disabled an unable to continue to fulfill his role as President. It was not written, nor will it be interpreted, to be a method for removing a President who is standing or sitting, talking and taking nourishment. We have a method for removing a President who commits crimes or grave offenses. That is impeachment and conviction by the House and Senate respectively. That is equally unlikely, given the makeup of the Congress.

We will make a mistake if we base our hopes on such unlikely events. If we do, we will be disappointed and have wasted our time.