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In response to "The 25th was added long after the founders were gone. The original was crafted in the era of the Declaration of Independence." by Max

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

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Sep 25 '19, 10:48

The point is that people as this author seems to recognize will be less willing to venture outside a workable standard — as they should be and as they will be because they are lawyers and judges

As for post independence - there’s a very clear legal principle that if a subsequent congress passed a law to clarify this or that it must mean they thought the prior existing law didn’t do it and so did all the states that ratified the 25th amend

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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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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

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