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CaliforniaPeggy

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6. Thank you for the history lesson.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:50 AM

Dec 2018

I didn't know either that that was when it was enacted.

I remember Haig's statement too. Awful.

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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

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