Originally Posted by
Phil B.
Under the 25th Amendment there only two people that can initialize action:The President under Paragraph 3
The Vice President under Paragraph 4
In either way the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Notice the words assume and acting. That means the Vice President is still the Vice President and they cannot select another.
Also it is only temporary.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability
exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a
majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body
as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days 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. Thereupon
Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty eight hours for that purpose if
not in session. If the Congress, within twenty one days after receipt of the latter written
declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty one days after Congress is
required to assemble, determines by two thirds vote of both Houses that the President is
unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue
to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the
powers and duties of his office.
And do you really want the Ho in the Oval Office?????
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