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Trump and The 25th

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I smell confusion, a confusion spread by the media and politicians who either need a Constitutional refresher or are deliberately pretending the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is easy to trigger. Section 4 is what matters in the case of removing Donald J. Trump for alleged mental deficiencies. It reads exactly as follows: "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit 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, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office of Acting President. 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 r...

The Douche Strikes Again

Il Douche Donald is pulling the press credentials of The Washington Post so they can't officially attend his crappie rallies and news conferences. Throughout his campaign Trump has repeatedly had numerous members of the press ejected from his events and threatened to pull the credentials of many, including major news outlets. His ego is so big he actually believes that this somehow means that they cannot continue to cover his rudderless disorganized march to the general election. Apparently Trump, the imminent Constitutional scholar, failed to read the part about freedom of the press. His actions are no surprise given his admiration for totalitarian dictators and their embrace of free and open societies. His embargo on The Washington Post probably won't last long given that his addiction to attention and the media is so overwhelming he could not endure the withdrawal pain. The action should however be disturbing even to his supporters who share Il Douche's bashing of th...