(02-14-2019, 11:56 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(02-14-2019, 11:29 AM)TJBender Wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/po...dment.html

Disgusting conduct on the part of the DOJ and any cabinet members that entertained the concept. Wearing a wire, directing an investigation to look into Trump's Russian connections and possible obstruction of justice, that's all fine, but counting heads to figure out who would be with or against you in an effort to remove a sitting President without cause? That's a coup d'etat in the planning stages.

Um, the 25th amendment literally makes these kinds of conversations part of a cabinet member's duties.  They are supposed to happen privately, but, they are supposed to happen if any of them doubt the President's abilities for any reason.

The Amendment was written with the Kennedy assassination in mind. It was not written to be a tool for removing the President in lieu of impeachment or while impeachment proceedings were underway. If the President was mentally incapable of doing his job, then the 25th Amendment could be put into place, with the understanding that proving that is going to be a high bar to cross. If there was unquestionable proof that the President was acting on behalf of a foreign power, invoking the 25th Amendment would likely be appropriate to avoid further influence while impeachment proceedings are drawn up, but doing so because you think he committed a crime in removing an official doesn't fall under that category. That's what impeachment is for.

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