It’s the only legal mechanism to remove a sitting president. I believe a majority of his cabinet has to get together and decide as a group that the obvious fact that he’s a pudding brained numnut is grounds for removal.
Note: I am not American and could have some points wrong, but it’s the only way to remove him.
It’s not the only legal mechanism, for example, impeachment.
But it is one of the only ways, yes.
You’re certainly forgiven as a non-American. I bet you know tons more about US government than I do about your country. MAYBE unless you’re UK and that only because I watch enough panelshows to have picked up on a bit, although probably still less than you know about US government. :)
It doesn’t provide a mechanism for removal. It adds clearer definitions of when to effect a temporary transference of power (for example the President is sick/injured but receiving some treatment but will recover, like President Cleveland having surgery for cancer), and how a vacant office of Vice President will be filled (for example the President has died or resigned or was removed after impeachment and the VP ha been sworn in as President, like Jonhson after the Kennedy assassination). The temporary nature here is the operative part. The Vice President is still the Vice President, and under the amendment the President just has to inform Congress that they are fit to resume their duties and they automatically do so after 4 days unless the VP can get the Cabinet to again vote otherwise, and then it would go to Congress to resolve. A removed President doesn’t have an avenue to just show up and say they’re coming back.
Website doesn’t load content on my browser, what is 25th amendment for those of us on the other side of the world
It’s the only legal mechanism to remove a sitting president. I believe a majority of his cabinet has to get together and decide as a group that the obvious fact that he’s a pudding brained numnut is grounds for removal.
Note: I am not American and could have some points wrong, but it’s the only way to remove him.
It’s not the only legal mechanism, for example, impeachment.
But it is one of the only ways, yes.
You’re certainly forgiven as a non-American. I bet you know tons more about US government than I do about your country. MAYBE unless you’re UK and that only because I watch enough panelshows to have picked up on a bit, although probably still less than you know about US government. :)
It outlines the process of removing a sitting president from office if they are unfit to serve and unwilling to resign.
It also details the procedure in the event that the president dies, is temporarily unable to serve, or fully resigns, or if the VP dies or resigns.
It doesn’t provide a mechanism for removal. It adds clearer definitions of when to effect a temporary transference of power (for example the President is sick/injured but receiving some treatment but will recover, like President Cleveland having surgery for cancer), and how a vacant office of Vice President will be filled (for example the President has died or resigned or was removed after impeachment and the VP ha been sworn in as President, like Jonhson after the Kennedy assassination). The temporary nature here is the operative part. The Vice President is still the Vice President, and under the amendment the President just has to inform Congress that they are fit to resume their duties and they automatically do so after 4 days unless the VP can get the Cabinet to again vote otherwise, and then it would go to Congress to resolve. A removed President doesn’t have an avenue to just show up and say they’re coming back.