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Rosco T.

(6,496 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:35 PM Jan 2017

Let us Remember the 25th Amendment, section 4

Section 4. 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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Let us Remember the 25th Amendment, section 4 (Original Post) Rosco T. Jan 2017 OP
Trump isn't in a coma or something. He's just a moron leftstreet Jan 2017 #1
He's not just a moron - he's having mental health issues.... TheDebbieDee Jan 2017 #3
It looks like this allows for a president not in a coma to be "fired." LAS14 Jan 2017 #2
tho tRump is delusional RiverStone Jan 2017 #4
I think they want Pence. k8conant Jan 2017 #5

leftstreet

(36,109 posts)
1. Trump isn't in a coma or something. He's just a moron
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:41 PM
Jan 2017

He can 'discharge the powers and duties'

Too bad the office of POTUS doesn't require a rigorous interview process.

Instead all you have to do is convince people to vote for you

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
3. He's not just a moron - he's having mental health issues....
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:54 PM
Jan 2017

And he should be removed from power/office!

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
2. It looks like this allows for a president not in a coma to be "fired."
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:45 PM
Jan 2017

It allows for him to respond. Then it goes to congress. We have a really good constitution!!!!

RiverStone

(7,228 posts)
4. tho tRump is delusional
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:56 PM
Jan 2017

3 - 5 million "illegals" voted (bad word, but that's what he said!)

The crazy crowd thing!

He creates lies to suit his alter reality.

Not to mention narcissistic personality disorder to the extreme...

Of course, he will probably need to have birds nesting in his hair before the rethugs deem him mentally unfit

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