Yeah, the barrier to actually using the 25th is absurdly high, and a president with dementia could cling to office by the simple expedient of objecting to the finding of incapacity. The amendment regards that as sufficient evidence that the president can carry out his duties. And if a VP chose to protect an incapacitated president from removal from office, the process could be derailed that way, too.
As for rebutting Kreskin, I think I’m done attempting to reason with them. Instead, I’ll try teaching my dog to play chess, it’s more likely I’ll succeed at that.
Sounds like the original authors were thinking about honourable men with tuberculosis rather than dishonourable men with dementia.
This is probably a naive comment but it seems a pity the Amendments weren’t kept up to date with the times so that their spirit could be enforced by practical applications.
Yeah, the barrier to actually using the 25th is absurdly high, and a president with dementia could cling to office by the simple expedient of objecting to the finding of incapacity. The amendment regards that as sufficient evidence that the president can carry out his duties. And if a VP chose to protect an incapacitated president from removal from office, the process could be derailed that way, too.
As for rebutting Kreskin, I think I’m done attempting to reason with them. Instead, I’ll try teaching my dog to play chess, it’s more likely I’ll succeed at that.
Sounds like the original authors were thinking about honourable men with tuberculosis rather than dishonourable men with dementia.
This is probably a naive comment but it seems a pity the Amendments weren’t kept up to date with the times so that their spirit could be enforced by practical applications.
Your dog: 1. e4 e5. 2. Ke2