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Blade_Runner (a regular here) (online) Joined: Oct 11, 2013 Posts: 20342 Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

"Such a suggestion is pure lunacy and "bigly&q... (show quote)
Such a shallow and narrow minded wimp you are. Full of sound and fury signifying nothing, completely incapable of detecting sarcasm or humor.

And, for your edification, there is no such thing as an Article 25."

Since Trump took office and especially lately, Article 25 has been mentioned in the media and elsewhere literally hundreds and hundreds of times. Below is for your edification.


http://americasfreedom.com/us-constitution/article25.html


Article 25 U.S. Constitution

Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority v**e of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3. Whenever the President t***smits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he t***smits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

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, t***smit 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 t***smits 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, t***smit 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 v**e 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.

Acidilous

In all the reporting about Rosenstein suggesting invoking Article 25 procedures which I have read there is no mention of the need for the Vice-President to be aboard. Convincing all the cabinet is only half the requirement. Not mentioning the Vice-President makes the story suspect to me.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

7 ARTICLES make up the Constitution of the United States. Congress cannot alter, rewrite, repeal or add to the Articles of the constitution.

27 AMENDMENTS have been added to the Constitution, the first 10 are the Bill of Rights. Under Article V of the Constitution, either the US congress or the state legislatures can propose a new amendment, or propose to alter, repeal, or abolish an existing amendment. The proposed amendment or repeal requires a 2/3rds v**e in both houses of congress, or a v**e by 2/3rds of the state legislatures. In both cases, the proposed amendment or repeal must be ratified by 3/4ths of the legislatures of the states.

The 25th AMENDMENT was proposed by congress on July 6, 1965 and was ratified two years later, on February 10. 1967.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

True enough, Blade_Runner. Rumitoid misspoke (mis-wrote?), as so many have done...including many politicians, past and present.

https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/07/donald-trumps-pledge-to-defend-article-xii-of-constitution-raises-eyebrow

Not an excuse, but it should be noted that in Rumitoid's link, the 25th Amendment is misrepresented as the 25th 'Article'.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

This is not an isolated mistake. There are millions of so-called citizens who don't know the difference between the Constitution of the United States and a Shakespeare play.

The WSJ speaks of Article 12 of the Constitution. Good example of how poorly educated and ideologically indoctrinated American journalists really are. To them and millions of lib progs, in government and out, the Constitution is just a roll of ass wipe.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Perhaps you did not read the WSJ article, Blade? It writes of the reference to Article 12 in the U.S. Constitution by President Trump...not by their paper. I do agree with your opening statement...and, one could just as easily suppose that President Trump, going by his own words, "do(es)n't know the difference between the Constitution of the United States and a Shakespearean play"...isolated incident or not.

Not from the WSJ, but yet another example of President Trump's misspeaking about 'Article XII' of the U.S. Constitution...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-hell-protect-constitutions-article-xii/story?id=40422352