(January 7, 2021 at 5:15 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 7, 2021 at 1:51 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: And even his cabinet are actually going so far as to consider invoking the 25th Amendment and removing him from power themselves.
https://www.kwch.com/2021/01/07/cbs-news...ent-trump/
Utterly irrelevant observation (given the seriousness of the issue):
If Trump gets successfully 25th-ed, Pence will assume the presidency until Biden's inauguration. So, some questions:
-Does that make Pence the 46th president, or will his official title be something like 'Acting President', 'Interim President', etc?
-Will he get an official presidential portrait?
-Will he get a presidential pension and other post-presidency perks?
-Will he have to choose a vice-president?
-Will this invalidate the outcome of all previous trivia games that hinged on the question, 'Which president had the shortest term in office?' If so, who can I write to about getting my record changed?
-Why do so many people believe the myth that the Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon?
Boru
Certainly not a scholar on this stuff but I am pretty sure that various VPs have been put in charge (temporarily) when presidents have, for instance, needed surgery. I don't see why they can't do something like that. It wouldn't make Pence the president but would put him in charge since Trump is obviously incapacitated.
One of Trump's top aides (who wasn't named) was said to have described Trump quite recently as "out of his mind". DUH - ya think?
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