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Twenty-Fifth Amendment: A Constitutional Crisis?
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Exploring the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: A Constitutional Crisis Tool - This podcast episode delves into the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, ratified in 1965, which primarily addresses presidential incapacity. It discusses Section three, allowing the president to temporarily delegate duties, and Section four, enabling the vice president and cabinet to declare the president unfit. The amendments origins stem from real crises, like Eisenhowers heart attacks and Kennedys assassination. Critics warn that misusing it for political disputes could undermine constitutional norms and trigger endless power struggles.
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