Raskin's 25th Amendment Commission; Pence's odd cancellation

[DonaldsRump]

Caught a couple of minutes of the presentation on C-Span just now. This is legislation to be discussed in the next Congress from what I gather, so it's not "targeted" at Trump, but merely arises because of him.

That being said, has anyone figured out why Pence cancelled his Indiana trip? Some thought it might be because of the 25th Amendment issue, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

[idziak4ever1234]

1. Indiana doesn't want him, so he can't go back there!

[Inablueway]

4. I see what you did there.

[lagomorph777]

7. Heee!

R. Dean Taylor

[Sylvarose]

13. Hoosier here...

..and I had to clean my screen after that. LOL

Yes, it's true and now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all day.

SR

[Progressive dog]

22. Laughing, thanks

[Just_Vote_Dem]

2. The rumor was that he was Covid positive, but who knows n/t

[sweetloukillbot]

16. No, a news organization accidentally released prewritten copy

There's no rumor, there was a mistake by a website. The only rumors are from people who ignore the news reports saying he tested negative yesterday, and the errata issued by Deadline saying it was there mistake.

So stop spreading false rumors.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

23. You seem concerned.

I'll post what I like, within the rules of this site, of course.

Have a nice day!

[sweetloukillbot]

24. You are posting falsehoods under the pretense of "I heard a rumor"

If you think that is the right thing to do, then I can't help with your ethics.

[Claustrum]

3. Why would anyone think Pence would 25th Trump right now?

They need Trump's cult followers. Without them, they have no chance and it could cost them even more house/senate seats if they piss his cult followers off. There is literally zero chance Pence will 25th Trump before the election.

[DonaldsRump]

5. Ummm....that's kinda' of the point of my OP

The real question is why did Pence cancel his Indiana trip suddenly? It's not for the 25th Amendment, so what caused the cancellation.

[lagomorph777]

9. COVID. He had symptoms at the VP debate.

Probably he's too sick to travel now.

[Claustrum]

11. For me, it makes more sense for the Pence COVID positive rumor

Though, I doubt we will find out. If Trump wasn't severe enough to need hospitalization, my personal belief is that we wouldn't have found out. So they will hide Pence's as well unless his health goes south. It's even more important for them to hide it now that Trump announced his diagnosis.

[DonaldsRump]

17. Ditto.

I am just amazed they can cover this up.

[Claustrum]

19. Why are you amazed?

Every positive case is told by the person that get tested. No one has shown the actual lab test result. We are just going by what they tell us.

[DonaldsRump]

20. That someone with a conscience hasn't leaked the test results yet

[C_U_L8R]

6. He's so vain, I bet he thinks this legislation is about him

Heh heh. Sorry.

[onenote]

8. Yet many many DUers were certain Pelosi was targeting Trump.

She's not directly doing so. But bringing up this legislation now helps focus attention on Trump's post-hospitalization condition.

[DonaldsRump]

12. Agreed, but what I'm getting at is what's up with Pence?

Why did he bail on his trip. It wasn't for this.

You have the top two candidates for a national party for a national election in DC 25 days before the election. Is it Covid, which Pence's folks are denying?

I know: who knows? But inquiring minds gotta' know!

[onenote]

15. Who knows why Pence cancelled. It will be interesting to see what his schedule is this weekend.

[rzemanfl]

18. It may also force Repuke congresscritters to vote on it before the election. n/t

[onenote]

25. There are absolutely no plans for hearings or a vote on this bill before the election.

Congress is in recess. Members aren't going to get off the campaign trail to spend any time on this. And it will take a lot of time, many hearings, before this ever comes to a vote, if it ever does.

[rzemanfl]

26. Well then it is a question to be asked on the campaign trail. n/t

[Lucinda]

10. I suspect the public nature of this is a bit of theatre with

a purpose we can't see just yet...
❤️ ~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~ ❤️

[DonaldsRump]

21. If Pence is actually sick (with the clear caveat that no one really knows)

It makes Mother's failure to wear a mask at the end of the debate all the more infuriating, putting aside Pence's covering it up before the American people and Commission on Presidential Debates.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214245207

(Mother apparently claims both sides were ok with removing face masks at the end of the debate, which makes NO sense to me. (From Fox News))