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onenote

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9. Correct. And the proposed legislation wouldn't change the fact you need 2/3 of the Senate AND House

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:27 PM

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to force a president out of office using the 25th amendment.

Would members of Congress be more reluctant to support a president who has been found to be unable to carry out the "powers and duties" of the office? One would hope so, but it's no guarantee. Nor is there any guarantee that a 'commission' would find that someone like Trump is unable to carry out the powers of the duties of the office because he carries them out in a way that most people find to be irrational.

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Careful Jaime: Chasstev365 Yesterday #1

Republicans would have done this too in any case if Biden hadn't recused himself no_hypocrisy Yesterday #2

"democratic leaders would have visited the WH and made a case in compassion and patriotism to him" Polybius Yesterday #5

The problem is Republicans will use it to try to remove every democratic president. Martin68 Yesterday #3

A commission is only as good as its members Ponietz Yesterday #4

Why not just impeach him? Bayard Yesterday #6

Because we impeached him twice already BumRushDaShow Yesterday #7

Correct. And the proposed legislation wouldn't change the fact you need 2/3 of the Senate AND House onenote Yesterday #9

"Would members of Congress be more reluctant to support a president BumRushDaShow Yesterday #10

This is a problem neither a commission nor the impeachment process can address. J_William_Ryan Yesterday #8

Here is the text of the bill.... reACTIONary Yesterday #11