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Sep 2018
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Agschmid
(28,749 posts)1. I don't believe it.
Sometimes this shit is so off the wall...
Roland99
(53,342 posts)2. So why doesn't Kelly go public and save the nation?
All hat, no cattle
Just like Flake
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)3. He would be the guy to kick off a 25th Amendment vote
by the Cabinet by going to the VP with his concerns. That is how it should work. I wonder if Woodward ever asked the question.
LandOfHopeAndDreams
(872 posts)5. I Don't Think Being An Idiot Is Enough
The 25th Amendment does not apply to "idiots" unfortunately.
unblock
(51,974 posts)6. actually,
much like grounds for impeachment, it's largely whatever the people involved think it should be.
even more specifically, on any basis a majority of the cabinet believe the president cannot properly fulfill the duties of the presidency, they can remove him via the 25th amendment.
that said, the cabinet (especially *this* cabinet) is the least likely set of people to "betray" the president who gave them their job.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,698 posts)4. So who's stopping you from quitting?