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Trump wants a serious answer to this.............. (Original Post) Bengus81 Feb 2017 OP
He also wants to know this: Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2017 #1
Not by the constitution, it only calls out high crimes and misdemeanors... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #2

Wounded Bear

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2. Not by the constitution, it only calls out high crimes and misdemeanors...
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 11:59 AM
Feb 2017

That would be an Article 25, Section 4 action.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
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