On Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced legislation to create a commission that would allow Congress to oust a president from office using the 25th Amendment. This comes just one day after she accused President Trump of being “in an altered state” from his coronavirus treatment.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) will introduce legislation on Friday to create a commission to evaluate the president for removal from office under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.
The new bill, revealed in a media advisory, would create a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and and Duties of Office, to “ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office” of government.
However, interesting theories are floating around on Twitter saying that this might actually not be intended for President Trump at all…but it will be for Joe Biden.
If Biden were to somehow win the election, this legislation would likely help them insert Kamala Harris into office sooner rather than later.
Check out the speculation on Twitter:
Pelosi herself claimed that this wasn’t about President Trump (however we obviously have our doubts)
“This is not about President Trump,” Pelosi said Friday. “He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.”
If you can stomach it, here’s the press conference in it’s entirety:
Pelosi’s commission would not be created until passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president.
Her proposal has no chance of becoming law under Trump. The Speaker appears to be exploiting Trump’s recent coronavirus diagnosis to create a sense of instability around the administration prior to the election, though the president is recovering and is showing no further symptoms of the illness.
Fox News points out that this bill would likely not even get passed by the GOP-led Senate:
While such a bill may pass the Democrat-controlled House, it would seem extremely unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate unless there was a significant development in Trump’s health. However, it introduces a new political narrative just weeks before Election Day.
What is your reaction? Is this for TRUMP or for BIDEN? Comment below…
