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hlthe2b

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2. 25th Amendment only came about after JFK assasination...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:48 AM

Dec 2018

When Reagan was shot, it SHOULD have been invoked, but it wasn't (things moved quickly) leading to the infamous and ridiculous statement by then-Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr., who proclaimed to reporters: "As of now, I am in control here, in the White House, pending the return of the vice president."

So, no. It has not been invoked to remove a President. Parts of it were used to direct replacement of Spiro Agnew as VP when he resigned under threat of indictment and later for Ford's VP, Rockefeller.

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Has the 25th Amendment ever been used to remove a President? [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 OP

Nope rufus dog Dec 2018 #1

25th Amendment only came about after JFK assasination... hlthe2b Dec 2018 #2

Thank you for the history lesson. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #6

No. It takes much more than impeachment does. unblock Dec 2018 #3

More stuff I didn't know! Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Ohiya Dec 2018 #4

No. New ground. Liberal In Texas Dec 2018 #5

Strictly speaking, no U.S. president has ever been REMOVED from office... regnaD kciN Dec 2018 #8

The 25th Amendment sidelines a president, suspending their authority rather than removing them.. Princess Turandot Dec 2018 #9

Thanks for the chapter and verse! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2018 #10

Not entirely correct dansolo Dec 2018 #11