Democrats want to declare trump incapacitated

Democrats want to declare trump incapacitated

The democratic members of the house of representatives under the leadership of Jamie Raskin of Maryland has put forward a bill that allows to use a 4-m section of the little-known 25th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Thus, the 25th amendment States that the President may be declared «unable to carry out their duties» — primarily for health reasons (physical or mental).
«Given the continuing strange behavior of the trump, it’s no wonder we have to resort to this law», — says member of Parliament Darren Soto, D-Florida.

Democrats want to declare trump incapacitated

Originally this bill was signed by 20 members of Congress, but the number of signatures continues to grow rapidly in light of trump’s recent tweets and aggravation of the conflict with the media.

If successful, the law will create a bipartisan Commission of 11 people, which will assess the mental, physical and mental condition of the President after a medical examination and make a conclusion about whether this man is to fulfill its mandate.

The legislation’s sponsor, Jamie Raskin, says that it’s not just trump. The amendment to convene the Commission whenever the status of any President will be of concern.
«We must ensure that we have a President who can perform their duties,» said Ruskin CNN.

The 25th amendment has already been used several times when the President could not perform his duties due to medical operations.
So, in July 1985 the then Vice-President George Bush acting President for approximately eight hours, when President Ronald Reagan cut out the tumor.
In 2002 and 2007, dick Cheney was twice acting President until the operation is carried out George Bush.

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