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Among potential examples of such unforeseen emergencies, legal scholars have listed kidnapping of the president and "political emergencies" such as impeachment. Traits such as unpopularity, incompetence, impeachable conduct, poor judgment, or laziness might not in themselves constitute inability, but should such traits "rise to a level where they prevented the President from carrying out his or her constitutional duties, they still might constitute an inability, even in the absence of a formal medical diagnosis." In addition, a president who already manifested disabling traits at the time he was elected is not thereby immunized from a declaration of inability.

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[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

There is zero chance that this clown car of a cabinet would ever use the 25th. They’re literally walking around in shoes that don’t fit (they visibly don’t fit, we can see the pictures) because they don’t want to insult Trump (who gifted the shoes). These are wealthy, powerful adults flopping around in shoes with a 2 inch air gap at the heel.

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 20 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Section 4: Declaration by vice president and cabinet members of president's inability

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.

So, in an absolute best-case scenario, we're asking for a schism between Vance and Trump wide enough such that Vance secures a majority of support among executive departments (a thing that is never going to happen) which only endures until Trump tweets "Nuh uh, I'm fine". At which point, the issue is deflected to Congress, a body that is fully in the tank for Donald Trump.

Y'all are choking to death on Copium if this is what you're all waiting for.

FFS, half the Democrats in Congress tacitly endorse Trump's Iran War. The only real objection they've made is that Trump didn't ask nicely for their blessing before the bombing began. Schumer, Jeffries, and the rest abhor the IRGC and are all in favor of bombing them into a fine powder. The bulk of the DC liberal establishment had no problem funding this war via the NDAA, which passed with a majority of Democrats in favor. They have no problem with killing civilians, as evidenced by their fixation on war costs over human casualties. They have no problem with the high price of energy, as evidenced by blue state governments' refusal to impose rationing or fast-track alternative energy infrastructure. The liberals are not going to save you.

The "moderate" Republicans in Trump's own cabinet certainly aren't going to save you. Mitt Romney is not coming to the rescue. John McCain is fuckin' dead, bitch. Lindsey Graham is currently in the Boy Tent absolutely flogging himself in ecstasy over this war. Howard Lutnick and Scott Bessent are making eight figure bets on polymarket with his insider info. Linda McMahon is in the cuck chair watching her husband sodomize an intern. Sean Duffy is off finding new train lines to cut because they're Woke. These are your rational moderates who are supposed to check Trump's war.

It's not happening.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

It puts Vance in place without needing to survive an election. Republicans will have a new lie to hide behind.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

The cynic in me thinks Vance and the rest of the GOP are waiting until Jan 21, 2027, or shortly thereafter, to remove Trump.

That gives Vance a nearly two-year trial run, and the built-in incumbent advantage (as long as he can blame everything on Trump) in 2028. Being less than two years as replacement President also maintains his eligibility to run twice more.

If Vance takes over now, he can't run in 2032 (assuming they do enough fuckery that he's re-elected in 2028).

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Would possibly work worse than when Biden was swapped for Harris.

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

They ain't gone do sheeeeeit.