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Nor do former US Senators get to decide

Gordon Humphrey - unfit

SHOT: (WMUR) former US Senator Gordon Humphrey (then R-NH)

“I think the man, frankly, suffers from mental illness.  I think he is unfit to be President”

Humphrey is calling for the president to be declared mentally incapacitated by a panel of doctors and stripped of his executive powers under the 25th Amendment. “I think the man, frankly, suffers from mental illness,” Humphrey said. “I think he is unfit to be president.” The former Republican senator fears Trump is putting the U.S. on a course toward nuclear war with North Korea. “This man is dangerous to our safety. He could cause the deaths of millions by his recklessness and his insane conduct,” Humphrey said.

CHASER: Charlie Martin:

Donald J Trump is President. Really. Won it fair and square, he was inaugurated seven — almost eight — months ago, and very probably is going to be President for another three and a half years.

Minimum.

So, now, children, let’s calm down. All of you people over there saying Trump is unqualified and should be removed? Give it up. He’s qualified by the only qualification that matters: he is over 35, he is a native US citizen, and he won the damned election. The Constitution doesn’t have a clause in it for removal by vote of the media, or because his political opponents don’t like him. The only reason he can be removed Constitutionally is if someone finds high crimes and misdemeanors.

I am getting the impression that we could be at Nov 7, 2020 and the No-Trumpers like Humphrey will have steam coming out of their ears.  Gordon needs to understand that millions of his countrymen cast their votes for him and not for Hillary.  What gives that your single judgement, regardless of your high service as a US Senator, is better than theirs?  During the interview, he merely spouted that he’s unhappy with Trump’s behavior – again, is that sufficient to invoke the 25th?  Hardly. So what is he yammering about on the 25th Amendment?

Amendment XXV

Section 1.
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3.
Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4.
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

A simple reading of the provides no capability to invoke this simply because the former US Senator from NH is irate at Trump’s mannerisms, his style of speech, his tweets, his declarations, or actions (which if you REALLY look at them are fairly conservative).  This “he’s crazy!!!!”  is stuff of the far-left Democrat fringe that are still having hissy fits that their gal lost to a reality TV star.  An actor (er, didn’t we have an actor, whom everyone said was unfit to serve, and now is revered on the Right?). Even if Humphrey could orchestrate what he wants by persuading the all of the people enumerated above, would it have a chance of standing?

After all, look what happened in the Senate when the House sent Clinton up for impeachment?

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

You are obviously convinced that you are right – and you were outvoted. Massively in the Electoral College.  Besides, you don’t have a ghost of a chance with the 25th – mostly because all of their constituents, many of them Trump voters, would give them the heave-ho as well. And nothing else matters to incumbents than keeping their seats.

This will go nowhere.

Question: Gordon, when do you really believe that the GOP (especially the NH GOP) is really going to “go back” and operate on Principles?  Heck, the TEA Party movement couldn’t do it so is that hope just wishful thinking?

Besides, I find little different with Kasich and the Dems – please explain the differences starting with Medicaid Expansion and his stance that growing government is not a big deal.

 

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