• In recent political developments, some senators have publicly discussed the possibility of invoking the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in relation to Donald Trump, though no official Senate vote to remove him has taken place. A few Democratic lawmakers, including Ed Markey, have argued that certain presidential actions and rhetoric raise concerns about leadership capacity, urging consideration of the constitutional mechanism that allows power to transfer to the vice president if a president is deemed unable to discharge the duties of office. Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment requires the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to formally declare such inability, with Congress potentially playing a decisive role if the matter is contested. Historically, the amendment has been used only for temporary transfers of power during medical procedures, never to permanently remove a sitting president for capacity concerns. Supporters frame discussion of the amendment as safeguarding democratic stability, while critics describe the push as partisan and emphasize that the constitutional threshold is exceptionally high and politically difficult to achieve without broad bipartisan agreement.
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    In recent political developments, some senators have publicly discussed the possibility of invoking the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in relation to Donald Trump, though no official Senate vote to remove him has taken place. A few Democratic lawmakers, including Ed Markey, have argued that certain presidential actions and rhetoric raise concerns about leadership capacity, urging consideration of the constitutional mechanism that allows power to transfer to the vice president if a president is deemed unable to discharge the duties of office. Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment requires the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to formally declare such inability, with Congress potentially playing a decisive role if the matter is contested. Historically, the amendment has been used only for temporary transfers of power during medical procedures, never to permanently remove a sitting president for capacity concerns. Supporters frame discussion of the amendment as safeguarding democratic stability, while critics describe the push as partisan and emphasize that the constitutional threshold is exceptionally high and politically difficult to achieve without broad bipartisan agreement. #USPolitics #25thAmendment #Congress #Constitution #WhiteHouse #PoliticalNews #Democracy
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