Posted on 10/18/2017 1:20:21 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The 25th Amendment is the ultimate constitutional "check" — a corrective mechanism for an American president who is physically or psychologically unable to lead. Most important, it grants legal authority to those closest to power — first, the vice president and Cabinet members, then members of Congress — to stage an intervention. At the very least, these individuals are authorized to call a temporary timeout if the president is judged unfit to govern.
Is America today in need of such an unprecedented intervention?
Pundits and politicians alike have called for the amendment’s implementation over the past few months. But it is both practically and philosophically a tool of last resort.
As an expert in presidential ethics and a clinical psychologist with an expertise in treating patients with personality disorders, respectively, the authors of this editorial have no relationship to President Donald Trump.
At this juncture, waiting for unfitness to manifest beyond the types of observable and highly predictive behavior patterns studied by psychiatrists and psychologists is, we believe, naïve. Though remote, we cannot rule out the possibility that a president in a downward mental health spiral could destroy important global partnerships, alter centuries-old alliances and leave the United States vulnerable to terror attacks or war.
The 25th Amendment was created so that those closest to the president could respond in the event of a physical or psychological crisis. In turn, it is the duty of these individuals to be vigilant and act in the best interests of both the president and the citizens who rely on him — because responding to danger from within is as crucial to this nation’s survival as responding to danger from without.
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I greatly respect NBC news. After all, they were they first to report on that Democrat rapist Weinstein.
LOL! I kid me sometimes.
Also, According to libs, waking up with a penis attached to your nether regions and declaring you are a woman is the ultimate in mental stability.
Not really all they have to do is agree, there is no test or court agreement. Just those required have to sign.
The Phone Company runs everything.
“That pic of Uday and Qusay Hussein popped in my head...”
I am afraid it will take a few photos like that for some to understand the gravity of their actions.
Eventually the left will have to be thrown into camps.
203 years so far, and counting.
They are in a camp of sorts of their own making. I’ve never seen a more unstable, useless, batshit crazy bunch of people in my life! Every day is a gift to the gods of insanity.
More popcorn please!
But we’ll have to put them into camps that aren’t called camps. Wel’ll name it something like, oh I dunno, safe spaces?
You know at that time in 1967 ATT pretty much did run things. Only game in town.
Talk about ethics!!!
It’s UNETHICAL for a psychologist or psychiatrist to make a diagnosis on someone they do NOT know nor have examined.
It despicable, too.
REJECTED!
“...that a president in a downward mental health spiral could destroy important global partnerships, alter centuries-old alliances and leave the United States vulnerable to terror attacks or war.”
That is an excellent description of Obama’s foreign policy
No, a handful of delusional, bitter, pouty children have stomped their feet and demanded that we install THEIR anointed ruler instead of the duly elected chief executive. In other words, they want a coup because ... Trump is a big doo-doo head pooposaur nyah nyah nyah.
Whenever I buy something at a checkout stand, as they give me my receipt and say “thank you”, I always respond, “Have fun at work!” with a big smile.
They don’t get that very often, I suspect, based on the comical reactions I usually get.
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