No, I’m talking about Article 25 of the Con.
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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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Homeslice has proven through his actions he is having a mental episode (at best) and is mentally unable to discharge his duties as president.
Well, Cruz can do absolutely nothing in regards to Article 25 on his own, and even with both houses of Congress behind him it would be almost certainly fruitless. Why? Because before any procedure of this nature can commence, this must happen:
“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.”
Someone outside of Congress (and only from the Executive branch, unless there is another body that Congress has authorized, which I don’t believe they have) must transmit to Congress that the President is unable to serve, or none of the subsequent steps can be invoked.
I think the only possible way this could offer relief is if we gain control of both chambers of Congress, then appoint a body outside of Congress to judge the president’s ability to serve, and they render the message to Congress. Even then, the President can send a simple letter to Congress and force another go-round before he can be removed. Furthermore, even if that is somehow successful, we’d only end up with Biden as President (which creates a large probability of a 2nd Biden term in 2016, and possibly a third in 2020). Talk about a wild goose chase!
A25 is valid in my book and should be used now.
This creature that is sitting in the oval office has lost it.
We will have to rely on Boehner to man up and there may be a BIG problem there
Do it and let the chips fall where they may.
The very second he were to ever launch those charges if the second he’s ended his aspirations for president. No one that I can recall with presidential aspaspirations has pressed the nuclear button and made the office
Hate autocorrect ...fixed it :-)
The very second he were to ever launch those charges is the second he’s ended his aspirations for president. No one that I can recall with presidential aspirations has pressed the nuclear button and made the office