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Shrek

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3. I assume you mean the 25th Amendment

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 07:36 AM

8 hrs ago

There is no article 25.

The amendment won't work if a President is conscious and able to form a sentence. All he has to do is send a note to the Senate that says "actually I"m fine" and he returns to office at once.

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Congressional Democrats Should be demanding the 25th Amendment Be Invoked [View all] gab13by13 9 hrs ago OP

I couldn't agree more! Chasstev365 9 hrs ago #1

Oh and I forgot, gab13by13 9 hrs ago #2

I assume you mean the 25th Amendment Shrek 8 hrs ago #3

Yeah, my senility is showing. gab13by13 8 hrs ago #4

As others have pointed out, that's not how the 25th works Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #7

There is almost zero chance that 2/3rds of both chambers vote to keep Trump removed on a perm basis. Celerity 8 hrs ago #5

A Quick Civics Lesson: The 25th Amendment requires the Cabinet, not Congress. QueerDuck 8 hrs ago #6

Reread what I said gab13by13 7 hrs ago #9

Actually it's a demand for effective strategy, not performative rhetoric. QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #10

It is a conundrum for me. I don't want to leave Vance time to try to clean things up. RoeVWade 7 hrs ago #8

Better they should concentrate on a platform, D candidates who are running for office and what they will Raftergirl 6 hrs ago #11