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BumRushDaShow

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10. "Would members of Congress be more reluctant to support a president

Reply to onenote (Reply #9)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:09 PM

14 hrs ago

who has been found to be unable to carry out the "powers and duties" of the office?"

Politics is cutthroat. There are many opportunists there. It will depend on whether one of the underlings decides to challenge the Alpha to take over.

In the Animal Kingdom, that is standard - one will make the attempt if they see the Alpha is "weak". IOW, there may be a "Brutus" among the bunch but I have no idea who that might be.

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US Democratic lawmaker Raskin seeks commission to oversee removal of presidents [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

Careful Jaime: Chasstev365 20 hrs ago #1

Republicans would have done this too in any case if Biden hadn't recused himself no_hypocrisy 20 hrs ago #2

"democratic leaders would have visited the WH and made a case in compassion and patriotism to him" Polybius 19 hrs ago #5

The problem is Republicans will use it to try to remove every democratic president. Martin68 19 hrs ago #3

A commission is only as good as its members Ponietz 19 hrs ago #4

Why not just impeach him? Bayard 16 hrs ago #6

Because we impeached him twice already BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #7

Correct. And the proposed legislation wouldn't change the fact you need 2/3 of the Senate AND House onenote 15 hrs ago #9

"Would members of Congress be more reluctant to support a president BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #10

This is a problem neither a commission nor the impeachment process can address. J_William_Ryan 15 hrs ago #8

Here is the text of the bill.... reACTIONary 13 hrs ago #11