Time to accept that Trump is too great a liability to retain in office

Recital.

Whereas contemplation of the lawful removal of the 45th President of the United States is a serious matter; and,

Whereas the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has displayed public behavior that can reasonably be characterized as profane, untruthful, misogynistic, and a demonstrated top-level fomenter of many of the base instincts of man; and,

Whereas the President has consistently displayed conduct, both internationally and within US borders, that is unbecoming of the top-level executive and de facto moral representative of the citizens of the United States of America; and,

Whereas the President has with malice and purpose attempted to incite foreign states with disrespect, schoolyard taunts, slander, and in the case of the DPRK, public threats of total annihilation, nuclear or otherwise; and,

Whereas the President has unilateral control over the release of nuclear war shots while, in this capacity, cultivated a mode of operation that is antithetical to US norms and traditions, and is unburdened by knowledge of the hard earned historical precedents relating to our nuclear weapons complex and decades of successful strategy pertaining to nuclear conflict and their enduring effects;

Therefore, be it resolved that the 45th President of the United States should be lawfully removed the from office by the US Congress under the terms of Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Note: This is only one of a great many possible declarations calling for the removal of President Trump. Focus your thoughts. Try writing and publishing your own.

 

Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of 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 as 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 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.  Source: Wikipedia.

5 thoughts on “Time to accept that Trump is too great a liability to retain in office

  1. Philip Rakita

    I wish I were encouraged that efforts like this will lead somewhere, but I’m no longer an optimist. There is too much advantage to the ruling party to retain this clearly unqualified person in office for something like a 25th amendment solution to be viable.

    A more likely scenario would be to have him declare that America is now Great Again and take early retirement. Then he can go back to one of his many golf clubs and spend all the time he wants on the links.

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    1. gaussling Post author

      Oh, I don’t for a minute believe that this essay will have any measureable effect whatsoever. Writing it, however, allows me to get my thoughts together and capture them. I’ll send copies to my congressmen and a few state reps.

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  2. anchor

    We have a saying in Sanskrit “yata raja, tata praja” and its translation “like king, like subject” and am still looking for who are these goons (subject) who supported this moron (king)? Rest assured Gaussling, the circulating cortisol of Americans had hit a roof high! Bob Mueller better hurry up and get it over with, or else nothing that comes out of this WH or the President could be trusted as to what is going to happen. This man has single point agenda and that is reverse everything Mr. Obama accomplished, period. His Republican cohorts deserve it and it is those shenanigans who made it possible for this goon to be in office in the first place. Let the record show that the Republicans pretty much stalled #44 at every turn while at the same time kept their silence when ever Trump blurted verbal nonsense, that led to his meteoric rise. Who knows how long before the US recovers from this indignity and disgrace. Sad that the likes of Steve Bannon and Rebekah Mercer who propped him think that they are giving us new policies!

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    1. gaussling Post author

      Thanks for the thoughtful comments. Adding to your point about his followers, even if POTUS 45 is removed the 60+ million that voted for him are still out there. Hard to tell how many may have learned from this dark chapter in history. Best regards.

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  3. Willam Walls (@WillamWalls)

    Randomly came across your website and this article and wanted to say it does make a difference just to read this from someone who seems pretty damn smart in so many disciplines yet takes the time to put this out there. There are still a lot of people out there who know and care about the truth.
    It is reassuring to hear from one.

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