Understanding the Constitution: The 25th amendment Process for Removing a President
Congress proposed the Constitution’s 25th Amendment in 1965, and state legislatures finished ratifying it in 1967. Because of widespread doubts about President Joe Biden’s mental condition, the amendment has gained attention as a potential vehicle for transferring his...
Can the President Kill?
Last weekend, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. ordered the U.S. military to bomb targets in Syria and Iraq in an effort “to send a clear and unambiguous deterrent message” to Iran. It is apparently the belief of the Biden administration — as it has been with...
A Textualist/Originalist Case Against the Power to Impeach and Try Former Presidents
My co-bloggers have made powerful arguments for (Mike Rappaport, John Vlahoplus) and against (Andrew Hyman, David Weisberg) Congress’ power to impeach and try former officers. This post restates and expands the textualist/originalist case against...