Posted on 06/30/2017 5:23:01 PM PDT by springwater13
A Democratic congressman has proposed convening a special committee of psychiatrists and other doctors whose job would be to determine if President Donald Trump is fit to serve in the Oval Office.
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who also teaches constitutional law at American University, has predictably failed to attract any Republicans to his banner.
But the U.S. Constitution's 25th Amendment does allow for a majority of the president's cabinet, or 'such other body as Congress may by law provide,' to decide if an Oval Office occupant is unable to carry out his duties – and then to put it to a full congressional vote.
Vice President Mike Pence would also have to agree, which could slow down the process – or speed it up if he wanted the levers of power for himself.
The 25th Amendment has been around since shortly after the John F. Kennedy assassination, but Congress has never formed its own committee in case it's needed to judge a president's mental health.
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Well said, Sir! Thank you! The left has infected life in ways that are incalculable in cost to good people and in the downfall of society. I see it every day.
Newly elected congressman Jamie Raskin comes from the left wing cesspool of Montgomery County, Maryland.
“Sounds like a vote of confidence”.
Winner!
Jamie Raskin is my Congressman. What an embarrassment he is. He might as well make love to Brian Fr0sh, our embarrassing Attorney General.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Damn AFFIRMATIVE ACTION crap needs to be done away with!
INCREDIBLE post!!
Thank you for putting this all in perspective.
Democrats are the flies at the picnic.
If you’ve been wondering what the RATS will replace ‘Russia, Russia’ with, wonder no more.
And, just like Russia, there’s no there, there.
They’re pissing into the wind, as usual.
narcissists i think...they perceive a personal slight by Pres Trump winning and they won’t let go...
[yawn]
1st Civil War was ignited by the efforts of Democrats. Looks like the 2nd will be as well.
The Dat Jamie succeeds is the day his death warrant is issued
Though the rest of your post is spot on, let's stop right there.
Removing Trump will be telling us conservative peasants that we can vote all we want - but if our guy wins, the Swamp will just remove him.
So, basically, they would be telling us that the Swamp has to be removed.
President Trump is draining the Swamp, but it's only tentative fiscal pain for them right now.
If they want REAL pain, they can tell us that our votes don't count.
Then, "Muh Russians" in their snappy copper & brass uniforms will do the voting...
Death to all tyrants.
At what point is it declared sedition and treason and we start putting people into prison?
They’re not going to let up with this insurrection, so let’s start locking them up. All the slander and lies has gone into criminal mode. They are interfering with the functioning of the U.S. Gov’t. National Security is at risk with this insurrection. They constantly have the Presidency under siege with known falsehoods (CNN for example).
And in a few years, at this rate, there may only be 12 Democrats in Congress.
I “lived” in monkey county MD for 30+ years. It is an unbelievable mental asylum populated by LIB idiots and ferals. It is truly hopeless there.
OK, I have to ask, how the he## can a democrat teach “constitutional law”. It’s apparent that none of them have ever even read the Constitution.
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