Raskin, a constitutional law professor as well as a legislator, has mad no bones about the fact that his House bill is an attack on Trump specifically
Daily Mail: Two dozen Democrats get behind bill to lay foundation for removing Trump for being mentally 'incapacitated' (but they'd need Mike Pence to agree)
* 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to set up a medical commission that could determine if a president is fit for office
* The president's cabinet is also allowed to serve that purpose, but Congress has never established its own group to participate
* Either panel would require the vice president to agree before Congress could vote to remove the president
* A Maryland Democratic congressman is trying to set up a commission to target President Trump, tweeting: 'Trump's mental incapacity is no laughing matter'
* Plan has only attracted Democratic cosponsors so far
* Senate that passed 25th Amendment agreed 'inability' meant a 'mental debility' rendering a president 'unable or unwilling to make any rational decision'
A Democratic congressman has proposed convening a special committee of psychiatrists and other doctors whose job would be to determine if President Donald Trump is fit to serve in the Oval Office.
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who also teaches constitutional law at American University, has predictably failed to attract any Republicans to his banner.
But the U.S. Constitution's 25th Amendment does allow for a majority of the president's cabinet, or 'such other body as Congress may by law provide,' to decide if an Oval Office occupant is unable to carry out his duties – and then to put it to a full congressional vote.
Vice President Mike Pence would also have to agree, which could slow down the process – or speed it up if he wanted the levers of power for himself.
Read more ....
Update #1: Bill to create panel that could remove Trump from office quietly picks up Democratic support (Yahoo News).
WNU Editor: If you live long enough you will see history repeat itself. This is how the Kremlin took care of its opponents and/or "troublesome" members when they fell out of favour during the time of the Soviet Union. A psychiatrist in cooperation with medical officials would label such a person as being unfit .... and the person would then find himself/herself in an institution. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin's would deny (of course) any such similarity with his bill to how the Soviets got rid of opponents/dissidents, but the end result would be the same. For more details on how the Soviet Union took care of its dissidents using psychiatry as its weapon, go here .... Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union (Wikipedia).
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This is different. While I'm disgusted by Trump and would be happy for him to leave office, I'd normally not agree this is the way to go with any president. But Trump is not just disgusting, he's different. .he's really unstable. .look at the way he tweets and talks to people. Sure. .mastermind in media. .whatever. .there's certain things we just shouldn't have to accept. He's walking the path between freedom of speech and pure hate mongering. More like the latter really. .he should go
Using the Loony card maybe not the best choice for them to go, since they have a few people in their senior leadership that are well suspect in the sanity department.
TWN - there's mildly senile people, perhaps. .but not a complete bastard like Trump. Would you ever leave your daughter alone with him? No problem with bush or Obama. .but Trump? No way
I guess this means that Russia-gate has finally fallen by the wayside...
Playing them like a fiddle. Keep worrying about tweets lol. While there whole party gets dismantled loving it. Weak minds are easy to manipulate
Another major hurdle is the fact that the Dems will need Mike Pence's signature on this bill.
Obama is as trustworthy as nanny as Bill Cosby.
He was voted in, accept it.
"Obama is as trustworthy as nanny as Bill Cosby. "
Obama is trustworthy?
He played the class warfare and identity politics card hard.
Now, that he is out of office, he is giving piddling speeches filled with platitudes and the mega-rich are filling his pockets. Soon he will be richer than Clinton or Al Gore and those two are worth over $100 million each. Look for Obama to close in on $200 million, if not more.
He is seemingly on permanent vacation with the mega-rich.
And the Rube was Phoolish to vote for him twice.
Having crossed the Rube-i-con River, the Rube lives on its Left bank in perpetuity.
Laughing my OSSOF!
Is this what it's going to be like for the next four to eight years? Them Democrats seem like they will go to any length. *sigh*
It is going to be this way because the Left, the Democrats, are this way.
They want to prosecute and jail people for not believing in global warming (AGW)
"US Attorney General: We’ve ‘Discussed’ Prosecuting Climate Change Deniers"
Yes that would be AG Loretta Lynch of the Obama administration.
Does sweet Loretta Lynch know anything about stochastic processes other than what Michael Mann told her or that the NYT summarized for her?
Let me answer that. She does not know anything about stochastic processes. She is relying on one of her tribal shaman, Michael Mann.
These are the same shaman who forecast have diverge from reality for the last generation. Think about that, a whole generation.
If Leftists/liberals/democrats want to prosecute for not believing in AGW, then yes, it will be this way for the next 4 to 8 years.
I wonder what has happened to Jay? He has been very quiet for a few days after it turned out that Russia gate is falling apart. The same goes for his partner in crime Fred ha ha.
Anon,
Do not count Jay nor Fred out.
They will be back with full stridency, if the Dhimmicrats win a special election or midterm.
They both use the Watergate measuring stick, so they think they have another 2 to 3 years to shovel their shit.
Take Jays' Manafort thing. Manafort was working in Ukraine not Russia. I have to find out if he was working with pro-Russian Ukrainians or anti-Russian Ukrainians. If it were the latter, it would explain Jay's ire.
The Flynn thing looks very good. Flynn stood behind a woman's claim that she was sexually harassed at the FBI. It looks like the FBI closed ranks and went after Flynn. SO I must ask. Is Jay pro-sexual harassment and pro-rape?
Acting FBI Director McCabe Is Under Federal Investigation, Had Vendetta Against General Flynn
Uncover the FBI’s Vendetta Against Michael Flynn
"So in 2014 Michael Flynn backed up a sex discrimination charge brought by a female special agent in the FBI against McCabe and other top people at the FBI. And, voila, two years later Flynn is the subject of a McCabe-led FBI investigation about how he supposedly colluded with the Russian ambassador"
Where is Fred Lapides now?
Where is JabberJay?
Laughing my OSSOF!
Since he loves Islam so much and despise our western culture, I do not think that it would be such a far fetched suggestion.
If one is pro rape they should move to Sweden. Since we opened up our doors for all the muslims and Africans that want to go to Europe our sexcrimes have skyrocketed.
In our neighbour country Norway, the police said it had not been a single gangrape in the last couple of years in Oslo, that had not been committed by immigrants.
Gritz has more experience than JabberJay the Stupendous
"JOHNSON: Retired lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who led the Defense Intelligence Agency, worked closely with Gritz to find terrorists overseas. He says it’s a shame the FBI let go of someone with years of national security experience.
FLYNN: She was one of the really, to me, bright lights and shining stars early on that sort of got it when it came to the kind of enemy that we’re facing, and I just thought that she was really a real pro.
JOHNSON: Gritz, now 46 years old, had to sell her home and move in with her parents. The FBI yanked her security clearance and she thinks they’ve been blackballing her for jobs in the field."
After 8 years in office President Trump will most likely sign the bill himself!
But really. The real question we ponder is just how dirty is the swamp? And why are the democrats fighting so viciously this early in the game to stay relevant?
"After 8 years in office President Trump will most likely sign the bill himself! " - A.B.
Now, that is funny!
:)
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