There were articles, viral videos, mentions of invoking the 25th by various elected officials,and discussions on 24 hour news channels prior to and during the early stages of the Trump administration. The platforms for this discussion ranges from Breibart to Washington Post to Fox 'news' to MSNBC to the floor of the House of Representatives, to Remarks by Senators, from democrats and republicans. So the talk runs the full gamut, but that's all it is . . . A bunch of talk with no real legs for action.

Yet.

But, give Trump enough rope and he just might hang himself.

It's going to be an interesting 4 years.

Just wishful thinking by some at this point. 

I have said many times over that Trump is his worst enemy. IF he ever loses the adulation of his faithful, it will be a severe blow to him and his ego. 

 

I look at the 25th Amendment stuff as anti-Trump fantasy porn. In reality, the 25th amendment is there in the event a president suffers a stroke or has something happen that leaves him or her incapacitated to perform the duties of the president.

On top of that, the mountain that would need to be climbed to make this happen would be monumental.

Veep Pence and a majority of Trump's cabinet would need to vote to have Trump removed.

But Trump would say he's fit to serve and certainly reinstate himself to the office.

It would then be up to the House and Senate to provide a 2/3rds vote to remove Trump.

Without a doubt, Trump has shown us he has some serious psychological issues. But hasn't shown to this point that he is incapable of carrying out the duties of the presidency, regardless of how poorly he carries those duties out. 

Focus on 2018 folks. Work on swinging the pendulum back to the center. Find and support democrats that are focused on jobs, the economy, comprehensive immigration reform, the environment, and long term fiscal responsibility. 

Give deference to those republicans, like Ben Sasse and John McCain who are calling out Trump when he makes outrageous statements or putting forth bad policy. 

There is no quick fix for Trump. It's going to be a slog to stop his policies and vote him out of office.

I guess my point in all of this is that if any of your family members ......... kid, parent, aunt, uncle, grandma, or even a good friend, co-worker, or neighbor exhibited such odd, off-the-wall behavior, the responsible and compassionate thing to do would be to have them tested and evaluated by a professional that is trained to diagnose the subject of the concern.

But, hey, if the person is the leader of the political party of your choice, then we'll ignore it or pretend it's an over-reaction because they had a good day yesterday or it's just a phase that will pass.

Of course, the other option is to wait for a crisis and scamble at the last minute to find a solution.

Last edited by Just Fred (2/22/2017 11:12 am)