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superpatriotman

(6,249 posts) Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:19 AM Oct 2020

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Pelosi and Raskin on now discussing 25th Amendment legislation

To establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity

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Pelosi and Raskin on now discussing 25th Amendment legislation (Original Post) superpatriotman Oct 2020 OP

Link? Bev54 Oct 2020 #1

Thanks! FM123 Oct 2020 #2

Link Niagara Oct 2020 #3

Press pool question: Why now? superpatriotman Oct 2020 #4

Anyone able to do commentary? Roland99 Oct 2020 #5

Basically she said it's not about invoking 25th now necessarily Iwasthere Oct 2020 #6

Bev54

(10,052 posts)

1. Link?

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:23 AM

Oct 2020

FM123

(10,053 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:25 AM

Oct 2020

Just turned on CSpan now.

Niagara

(7,610 posts)

3. Link

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:28 AM

Oct 2020

https://www.c-span.org/video/?476814-1/speaker-pelosi-unveils-legislation-create-presidential-capacity-commission&live

superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)

4. Press pool question: Why now?

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:34 AM

Oct 2020

Raskin/Pelosi: the body has never been properly set up. Time to do it is now.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

5. Anyone able to do commentary?

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:34 AM

Oct 2020

Iwasthere

(3,168 posts)

6. Basically she said it's not about invoking 25th now necessarily

Reply to superpatriotman (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 10:47 AM

Oct 2020

She compared it to your family. Analogy of head of a household becoming incompacitated and how most people have a directive or plan, even if temporary. She just wants to get it in place

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