Posted on 01/10/2021 4:09:53 PM PST by McGruff
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Sunday called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.
The announcement comes as a growing number of Congressmembers have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office.
Below is the text of a letter Pelosi sent to her Democrat collogues:
Dear Democratic Colleague,
On this Sunday, as we pray that God will continue to Bless America, I write to inform you of our next actions, which will be made with the great solemnity that this moment requires.
I want to call to your immediate attention the action to be taken tomorrow morning, when Majority Leader Hoyer will request Unanimous Consent to bring up the Raskin resolution. This resolution calls on the Vice President to convene and mobilize the Cabinet to activate the 25th Amendment to declare the President incapable of executing the duties of his office, after which the Vice President would immediately exercise powers as acting President. The text of the resolution can be found here.
If we do not receive Unanimous Consent, this legislation is planned to be brought up on the Floor the following day. We are calling on the Vice President to respond within 24 hours.
Next, we will proceed with bringing impeachment legislation to the Floor.
In protecting our Constitution and our Democracy, we will act with urgency, because this President represents an imminent threat to both. As the days go by, the horror of the ongoing assault on our democracy perpetrated by this President is intensified and so is the immediate need for action.
I look forward to our Caucus call tomorrow. I am grateful to all Members for the suggestions, observations and input that you have been sending. Your views on the 25th Amendment, 14th Amendment Section 3 and impeachment are valued as we continue. I am answering your communications in chronological order and will do so into the night.
Thank you for your patriotism.
If Pence was going to invoke the 25th, he would have done it on Thursday. So the ship had sailed.
.... Probably want to remove the President using the 25th Ammendment to declare everything he sets in motion during his last days or even during his years in office ... Null... And Void .....
And from what McConnell has said, she's "whacked" (my word)...it ain't gonna happen. The Senate isn't even in session until the 19th.
Maybe he’s focusing his grief on Trump. Not that it’s justified.
She’s acting mighty guilty of something.
The Constitution requires time be given for the President to respond to the allegation.
He already is known as that guy.
Can’t find anything “real” on her pulling any 25th amendment stunt.
there was damaging info on Pelosi laptop also
This is insurrection. Trump should call it.
Too late. Nancy and Mike will have bigger problems soon.
It’s very obvious Nancy wants to remove Trump from power ASAP. She must now know Impeachment will take too long. If Pence turns her down again, then what? Will she call on some foreign power for assistance, having been turned down by her own military? Why the rush? Biden is scheduled to take over in just a few days. What’s up, Nan?
Hey nancy you drunk f you
(1) Just what does Pelosi think she’s going to Pence if he doesn’t do her bidding within 24 hours?
(2) If — IF — Pres. Trump did sign the Insurrection Act last night, Nancy’s little gambit is futile. Well, it ‘s futile anyway, but you get my meaning.
I think the Botox has gone to her brain in a big way.
roflmao
you forgot the super sized /S
If I were Trump, I would bar Pence from entering the WH and messing with the cabinet. Lock him out.
He would after all, be trying to remove Trump from office if he attempted to convince the Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to unseat him.
Or, if the put the bag on Trump, maybe he’s gotten loose...
Remember Trumps speech in Georgia last week he started the speech saying things will be coming out in the next few weeks. They heard this they know this classified info is coming out. Wont be pretty for them? They saw the huge crowd that turned up last Wednesday and they know we are spitting mad. They realize they pushed on us too long, to hard and we are pushing back. (For once).
Sorry Nancy but Pence outranks you
If Pence does so he will get piece #2 of his 30 pieces of silver to the coin they gave him Friday
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