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lees1975

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18. None of the constitutional provisions for removing the President will work unless Congress goes along with them.

Reply to bdamomma (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 02:37 PM

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This will require the unconventional, unless we still think that a legitimate election might yet be in the cards in 2026.

He's doing a lot of illegal things but no one is really following up on the illegality. I'm not aware of any civil authority that is restricted from enforcing the law against the President, so perhaps being taken into custody by some state goverment, like New York, and held for crimes he's already been convinced of committing might work.

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Call for the 25th Amendment [View all] bdamomma Oct 5 OP

2 people that I know have prognostications that are intriguing. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #1

Well...I'm certainly intrigued. yorkster Oct 5 #2

Say the V. Not my call to say :). Anyway, the tea leaves are changing. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #3

Ok. I shall remain alert. I am getting the yorkster Oct 5 #5

Note: none of this is inside info. Its all our own guesses. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #6

Yup. Outside info, so to speak. yorkster Oct 5 #7

This cabinet was picked for its obsequiousness. They will never go along. rsdsharp Oct 5 #4

Not to mention that they would all lose their jobs and their grifts would come to an end. ihaveaquestion Oct 5 #9

And, this SCOTUS 6 would rule that WestMichRad Oct 5 #10

Using the DoJ as a political weapon is an impeachable abuse of power William Seger Oct 5 #8

Good point NJCher Oct 5 #11

Trump will never resign, his VP and cabinet won't invoke the 25th, and a Republican Congress would never impeach sop Oct 5 #12

Problem with that is his whole cabinet are lunatics orangecrush Oct 5 #13

I was watching this Dem podcast the other day BigmanPigman Oct 5 #14

Thanks bdamomma Oct 5 #15

What does "SF" stand for? BigmanPigman Monday #16

SF bdamomma Wednesday #17

Oh, OK. I guess mine would be MFR BigmanPigman Wednesday #19

..... bdamomma Wednesday #20

The NO KINGS on Oct 18th is getting a lot of attention BigmanPigman Wednesday #22

None of the constitutional provisions for removing the President will work unless Congress goes along with them. lees1975 Wednesday #18

This is a war of propaganda leftstreet Wednesday #21