Posted on 02/09/2024 8:21:38 AM PST by Rennes Templar
Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking him and the rest of the Cabinet to explore invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office following a Justice Department report that commented on his "poor memory."
The Justice Department this week released special counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's practices in regard to classified documents after he left office as vice president and before he was elected to the White House in 2020.
The report recommended not charging Biden with any crimes and noted that the president could present a defense based on his "poor memory," and cited multiple instances in which Biden reportedly could not remember the dates of significant events.
Tenney, on Thursday evening, sent a letter to Garland informing him of her "grave concerns" following the "alarming" report.
She wrote that if Biden is not "mentally competent to stand trial," then he "most seemingly lacks the ability to execute his presidential responsibilities."
Tenney continued, "So it is incumbent upon you to explore proceedings to remove the President pursuant to the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution."
She added: "President Biden needs to be charged, or he needs to be removed. There is no middle ground."
Biden, in a press conference Thursday night, vehemently denied the report's assertions about his memory, which he said is "fine."
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Removal of the president under the 25th Amendment requires a 2/3 majority vote in both the Senate and the House.
That is a tall order. A lot of Democrats would cling to a Biden sinking ship rather than admit the truth.
If that action were to fail, we would have a U.S. president with absolutely no confidence, from anywhere, in his mental condition, who continues as a babbling idiot - president.
This will happen when sen coons says ya he is just not fit
The VP is necessary, but insufficient. The VP must be on board, but only a majority of the Cabinet. The AG, being part of the Cabinet, does not have to be on board. Nothing in the Amendment requires the VP to initiate the process, but it does require the VP to be on board.
Tenney is pro Trump. She's endorsed him, defended him, nominated him for the Noble Peace prize...etc.
Tenney's latest endorsement...
Just to be precise, the 25th Amendment does not provide for “removing” the President. It only provides for the temporary transfer of the powers and duties of the President to the Vice President. Biden could reclaim those powers and duties by simply writing a letter to the Congressional leaders asserting that he is, in fact, able to discharge his office. The VP and Cabinet could disagree again, and the decision would then devolve upon the Congress. But in all cases, Biden would still be President, although, perhaps, in name only.
It would be a bad look for Harris if she lets a Cabinet member transmit the letter since she's the person who was elected.
-PJ
I agree. It should come from Harris, although the Amendment doesn’t require it. If she were let the AG do it, then she will have failed in her first duty as Acting President.
Very good point. Perhaps you could post the whole statute and we can do an entire thread on the mechanics.
Dumb for the GOP to pursue the 25th. Let the Democrats deal with the dummy they placed in as President either by removing him themselves, or by explaining to voters this Fall why a walking vegetable should be reelected as President.
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