US Edition25th Amendment: Bill Proposes New Panel Help Declare Presidential Fitness
The measure has support from at least 50 Democrats and would add another route for temporary presidential removal.
- On Wednesday, Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin introduced legislation to create a 17-member commission under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to evaluate the president's mental or physical fitness for office.
- Raskin cited President Donald Trump's recent "volatile" statements regarding Iran as the primary catalyst, arguing that Congress has a constitutional duty to establish a permanent body to monitor presidential incapacity.
- With 50 Democratic co-sponsors, the bill proposes that congressional leaders appoint 16 members, who then select a 17th chair to conduct medical examinations determining presidential fitness.
- Republicans dismissed the effort, with Senator Ted Cruz calling it "Trump Derangement Syndrome," while the White House sharply criticized the proposal as partisan overreach.
- Passage remains unlikely in the Republican-controlled Congress, and any removal would still require Vice President JD Vance to approve the determination within 21 days.
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House Democrats Push Bill To Assess Whether 25th Amendment Should Be Invoked Against Trump
Source: Win McNamee / Getty Congressional Democrats are taking a shot in the dark by proposing legislation aimed at ousting our Mad King of a president via the 25th Amendment, which folks across social media have been calling for the invoking of, because President Donald Trump is a babbling, bumbling, emotionally stunted, probably demented man-child, who appears to be cognitively deteriorating before our eyes, as his public appearances, Truth So…
'Widespread mental illness!' Republicans lash out as 25th Amendment debate ignites
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin is taking formal action to create a congressional commission to assess President Donald Trump's fitness for office, and Republicans couldn't be less interested.The Maryland Democrat, who served as lead House manager in Trump's Jan. 6 impeachment trial, told Raw Story o...
House Democrats Push Bill To Assess Invoking 25th Amendment Against Trump
Source: Win McNamee / Getty Congressional Democrats are taking a shot in the dark by proposing legislation aimed at ousting our Mad King of a president via the 25th Amendment, which folks across social media have been calling for the invoking of, because President Donald Trump is a babbling, bumbling, emotionally stunted, probably demented man-child, who appears to be cognitively deteriorating before our eyes, as his public appearances, Truth So…
Dems file 25th Amendment bill amid Trump outbursts
What happenedRep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday unveiled a bill to set up a bipartisan panel that could help remove a mentally or physically incapacitated president under the 25th Amendment. The legislation, which had 50 Democratic cosponsors, is a “matter of national security,” Raskin said in a statement. “Public trust in Donald Trump’s ability to meet the duties of his office has dropped to unprecedented lows” as he “threatens to destroy ent…
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