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In response to "I wouldn’t trust a Harvard lawyer if I were you" by JackDawson

The 25th was added long after the founders were gone. The original was crafted in the era of the Declaration of Independence.

Posted by Max Sep 25 '19, 10:40

"You're terrible and this is why you have to go."
Despite the trial aspect, being obsessed about linking charges to specific law as in a normal court case doesn't apply in the case of the President, and proceeding without any specific legal charge is no way guaranteed to fail. The scope of the situation is very simply what the politicians and the Chief Justice are willing to agree to.

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(Also I’m not sure I’m “obsessed” with tying it to this or that anymore than you’re “obsessed” with pointing out this or that about my argument - JackDawson Sep 25, 11:03
Yes I mean obviously the scope of the situation is up to humans that’s a non sequitur and applies to anything and everything in the constitution - JackDawson Sep 25, 10:48 5
- The 25th Sec.4 grants new power to the Executive, it doesn't supersede or reduce Congressional power to impeach. - Max Sep 25, 11:02 1
  - Me too, and I'd also be interested in "anything goes" impeachment powers professional interpretations - JackDawson Sep 25, 11:06
- But I think the intent of the 25th amendment was to focus on physical and mental fitness. Impeachment is a different kind of fitness for office. - pmb Sep 25, 10:52 2
  - I know that you don't think that that's the standard but I still have not heard a why - JackDawson Sep 25, 11:17 1
    - The 25th amendment was enacted in the immediate aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. It was intended to deal with a specific set of facts that the -- (edited) - pmb Sep 25, 11:53

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The 25th was added long after the founders were gone. The original was crafted in the era of the Declaration of Independence.

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