{"id":2171879,"date":"2024-02-08T22:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T03:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-the-25th-amendment-gops-call-to-boot-biden-has-kamala-harris-as-the-key-piece\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T22:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T03:19:24","slug":"what-is-the-25th-amendment-gops-call-to-boot-biden-has-kamala-harris-as-the-key-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-the-25th-amendment-gops-call-to-boot-biden-has-kamala-harris-as-the-key-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the 25th Amendment? GOP wants to remove Biden with Kamala Harris as the linchpin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-is-the-25th-amendment-gops-call-to-boot-biden-has-kamala-harris-as-the-key-piece%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2171879&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Lawmakers Call for \u2064Invocation of 25th Amendment<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>With calls of Biden being unfit for office growing, it is worth visiting how \u2062the 25th Amendment allows for a president to\u2063 be removed and what part each affiliated\u2064 party \u2062has to \u200cplay.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How does the 25th Amendment work?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Section 1:\u2064 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> becomes president if the presidency is vacant.<\/li>\n<li>Section 2: Vacancy in the vice presidency is filled through appointment and \u200dconfirmation by Congress.<\/li>\n<li>Section 3: The \u200dpresident can \u200btemporarily transfer power to the vice president when unable to perform duties.<\/li>\n<li>Section 4: The vice president and \u2063Cabinet can declare the president &#8220;unable to discharge the powers and duties of\u200d his\u200b office.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the president contests the assessment, they can resume their duties unless the vice president and Cabinet reaffirm their stance to Congress within four \u2063days.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2064Congress\u200c agrees, they have 21 days to \u2063vote on\u200b the president&#8217;s ability to perform their duties. If two-thirds of both chambers\u2062 vote the president incapable, the \u200bvice president becomes acting \u2063president.<\/p>\n<h3>Has the amendment ever been used?<\/h3>\n<p>Since \u200dits ratification\u200c in 1967,\u200d Sections \u200b1,\u2064 2, \u2063and 3 have been used. Section 4 has never been invoked, but there was pressure to do so after the Capitol riot in\u200c 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>What would invoking the 25th Amendment mean for Kamala Harris?<\/h3>\n<p>Invoking the 25th Amendment would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israel-and-saudi-arabia-on-cusp-of-region-changing-peace-netanyahu-says\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Netanyahu predicts groundbreaking peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia\">require significant support<\/a> from Democrats in Congress. If successful, Harris would assume the duties of the presidency as acting\u200c president, but \u200bnot the\u200d presidency itself.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What are the four sections of the 25th\u200d Amendment and what scenarios do they \u2064address?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Republican lawmakers are calling for the invocation of the 25th\u2062 Amendment, raising concerns \u200babout \u200cPresident \u200dBiden&#8217;s fitness for office and the need to explore the process \u2062and roles of each affiliated \u2062party. In order to fully\u200c understand the\u200c implications and possibilities,\u200b it is important to examine how the amendment functions.<\/p>\n<p>The 25th\u2062 Amendment \u2062consists of four sections, each outlining different scenarios and procedures. <\/p>\n<p>Section 1 states that if\u2063 the presidency becomes vacant, the \u2064vice president will\u200b assume the role \u200bof president. \u200cThis provision\u2063 ensures a\u200b seamless transition of power in the event of a president&#8217;s \u2063death,\u2064 resignation, or removal from office.<\/p>\n<p>Section 2 addresses the vacancy in \u2062the vice presidency. In such a case,\u200b the president has\u200d the authority\u2062 to nominate\u2063 a new \u2062vice president, who must then be confirmed by both houses of \u2063Congress. This ensures that the\u200b line of succession remains intact.<\/p>\n<p>Section 3 allows\u2062 the president to temporarily \u200btransfer \u2063power to the\u2063 vice president when unable \u2062to perform their duties.\u200b This provision is meant to accommodate situations where the president may be\u2063 undergoing a medical procedure\u200c or facing\u200b a temporary incapacity.<\/p>\n<p>Section\u2064 4 is perhaps the most relevant to the current\u200d discussion. It allows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California's 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter's seat.\">vice \u200cpresident<\/a> and the \u2062Cabinet \u2064to declare the president &#8220;unable to discharge the\u2062 powers and duties of his office.&#8221; This declaration must be submitted in\u2064 writing to the Speaker of the\u200b House and the \u200dPresident pro tempore of \u200dthe Senate.\u200b If the president\u2064 contests the assessment, they can resume their duties unless the vice president and\u2063 Cabinet reaffirm \u2064their stance to Congress \u2064within \u200cfour days.<\/p>\n<p>If Congress agrees, they then \u2063have 21 days to \u200dvote\u2062 on the president&#8217;s ability \u2063to perform their\u2062 duties. A two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-historical-commission-votes-to-move-bust-of-kkk-leader-from-state-capitol-to-museum\/\" title=\"Tennessee Historical Commission Votes To Move Bust Of KKK Leader From State Capitol To Museum\">-thirds majority vote<\/a> from both the House and the Senate is \u200brequired to deem the president incapable. If this threshold is met, the vice president assumes the role of acting president.<\/p>\n<p>Since the amendment&#8217;s ratification in 1967, \u2063Sections \u20641, 2, and 3 have been utilized. However, Section 4\u200c has\u2063 never been invoked. Recent events, such \u200das the Capitol riot in 2021, have prompted a debate about whether it\u2064 should \u2064be used under\u2063 extraordinary circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>If the 25th Amendment were to be invoked and President Biden deemed unfit to fulfill his duties, the responsibility would then fall on Vice President Kamala Harris. However, this would require significant support from Democrats in Congress. In such a scenario, Harris would assume the duties of the presidency as acting president, but not the full title and powers of the presidency itself.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 conclusion, the 25th Amendment provides a constitutional mechanism for addressing situations where a president\u200d may be unable\u2063 to fulfill their \u200cresponsibilities. Republican lawmakers are now calling for \u2064its invocation, raising\u2062 doubts about President Biden&#8217;s fitness\u2064 for office. However, the\u2064 decision to invoke the amendment rests with Congress, and the support from\u200d Democrats will be\u200b crucial in determining\u200c its outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the special counsel report highlighting President Biden&#8217;s &#8220;poor memory,&#8221; Republican lawmakers urge Vice President Harris and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, declaring Biden unfit for presidency. As concerns about his ability to serve escalate, let&#8217;s examine the significance of the 25th Amendment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2171880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23275762995736-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2171879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23275762995736-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2171879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2171879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2171880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2171879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2171879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}