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Celerity

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

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:01 AM

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I constantly see the 25th Amendment bandied about as a way to remove Trump, but it will not work.

2/3rds of BOTH the House and the Senate have to approve it if Trump challenges it. That is not going to happen. So it is even harder than Impeachment and then Trial, Conviction, and Removal, as the House only needs majority to impeach. Plus the obvious barrier that the VP and the majority of the Cabinet has to invoke the 25th in the first place.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv

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

I couldn't agree more! Chasstev365 Thursday #1

Oh and I forgot, gab13by13 Thursday #2

I assume you mean the 25th Amendment Shrek Thursday #3

Yeah, my senility is showing. gab13by13 Thursday #4

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

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

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

Reread what I said gab13by13 Thursday #9

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

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

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