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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Steven Van Zandt), along with fifty, count ‘em, fifty other House Democrats, has a terrific new idea: he’s introduced a bill that would mandate the establishment of a Commission on Presidential Capacity. The earnest, patriotic solons of that Commission would then evaluate, with impeccable and unimpeachable impartiality, the ability of President Donald Trump to continue to exercise the duties of the presidency, and determine whether or not he should be removed from office under the terms of the 25th Amendment.
That amendment says: “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.”
Thus all Raskin’s bill would get for him and his fellow left-of-Stalin Democrats would be JD Vance in the Oval Office, but Raskin and his henchmen seem to think that is their best hope for getting rid of Orange Man Bad once and for all, and so it’s worth a try. The catch here, however, or one of the many catches, is that Trump is not “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”; he’s just not discharging those powers and duties in a way that the socialist cabal likes. Raskin adduces several of Trump’s statements and actions as proof that he is not of sound mind, but if Trump were a far-left Democrat, Raskin and the others would be chuckling over the president’s biting wit and unique sense of humor.
And worst of all for the Democrats, Raskin’s gambit isn’t even anything new. As Matt Margolis pointed out Friday, this new bill is a retread of one Raskin introduced nine years ago: “In June 2017, Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced a resolution to create an independent commission to assess Trump’s mental and physical fitness — triggered, reportedly, by his tweets — with more than 20 co-sponsors.”
That didn’t fly, and so Raskin trotted it out again in 2020. Once again, no dice. And so MSNOW, as far left as it is, has had enough. Andy Craig, whom MSNOW identifies as a “senior editor at The UnPopulist,” complains in a Saturday MSNOW opinion piece that “this proposal is misguided on the details, and more importantly, a distraction from what Congress can and should do.”
Ah, finally a new idea from the Trump-hating, America-Last left! What is it, O MSNOW, that Congress can and should do? You better sit down before reading any further. This is a big one. What Congress can and should do about the left’s Emanuel Goldstein, according to one of its flagship opinion-shaping publications, is “impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office.”
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WPM says
Does Ratskin think JD Vance would play nice with the democrats or they would make it easier on democrats to win the midterms with this? If Trump was removed today or next month you created a martyred republican and a perceived skate goat with everything that seems has gone wrong according to the democrats .They would be fighting a smooth talking less radical candidate ,with an under current that JD Vance was not responsible for any of Trumps mistakes .With Trump out of the picture no more crazy Trump Tweets or off the cuff remarks .Both democratic and republican Senators might be force to do their jobs or be held accountable to do something. The other radicals in the democratic party would look more crazy fighting a less emotional ,measured, smooth political man like JD Vance . Do they think JD Vance would stop looking at fraud in blue cities ?Do they think JD Vance would change the policy at the border? Do they think JD Vance would stop deporting the future democrat voters? Do they think JD Vance would embrace the progressive socialize idiots who seem to have hijack the democrat party? Do they think JD Vance would be soft on tariffs ?Or ask less payment from NATO nations ,or be nicer to the EU? Could they point at JD Vance as Hitler married to a brown first generation Indian women ?Could they say he is a crazy irresponsible playboy married once with three kids? Or a real estate hustler ,born with a silver spoon in his mouth? JD Vance would be a nightmare PR issue for the democrats at this point in history if they force the removal Trump or Trump just decided to step down and watch from the sidelines in silence .
skeptiker says
Mein Vorschlag: Einen IQ-Test für Amtsträger der “Demokraten” mal einführen.
Da wird so mancher überrascht sein, welch “Hochbegabte” sich für den Dienst am Bürger und für das Land entschieden haben, statt einer aussichtsreichen und hochbezahlten Karriere in der Wirtschaft, der Forschung und Wissenschaft nachzugehen.
Der Wähler wird es wohlwollend quotieren.