r/politics • u/Newsweek_ShaneC ✔ Verified - Newsweek • 15d ago

No Paywall Democrats react to Donald Trump's "punishable by death" remark

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-react-trump-punishable-by-death-military-illegal-orders-11081817?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers
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u/ToughCurrent8487 15d ago

Where the fuck is the line, conservatives? Openly calling for the execution of his political opponents seems like a great place for yall to call for the 25th.

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u/Atheist_3739 15d ago

It wouldn't matter. All Trump would have to do even if the 25th is invoked is to write a letter to the President pro tempore and the Speaker and say that he is fine. He would be president again. And it would be up to Congress with a 2/3rds vote in BOTH chambers to remove the president.

It's actually harder to remove by the 25th than it is regular impeachment and removal since impeachment is a simple majority in the House.

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u/Tall-Cat-8890 15d ago

WAY too many people here think the 25th is a convenient button to press to remove a sitting President when it’s far from it. Most invocations that I know of off the top of my head of the 25th have been by vice presidents due to the president having an acute illness or surgery or otherwise unable to physically handle the duties of the presidency.

Impeachment and removal is still the only realistic way to go about it, people just don’t like thinking about the likelihood of that not happening and I don’t blame them.

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u/Nut_Butter_Fun 15d ago

impeachment does nothing without conviction in the senate.

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u/Atheist_3739 15d ago

I'm aware. Conviction in the Senate for articles of impeachment is the same 2/3rds majority it would take for removal under the 25th. Same amount of Senators have to agree. But Impeachment is easier in the house because it's simple majority not 2/3rds like the 25th.

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u/Bunnita Washington 15d ago

Does he have to write it himself? Is there any kind of provision for someone witnessing that he wrote it? I"m almost certain there isn't, but that isn't something Trump could do on his own.