Headline Roundup • October 9th, 2020
Pelosi Announces Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission
US Congress,Donald Trump,Nancy Pelosi,Maryland,Coronavirus,White House,Mike Pence,Executive Powers,US House,Politics
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CNN Digital
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, alarmed by President Donald Trump's erratic behavior in recent days, is putting her weight behind a bill to give Congress a role in determining whether the President of the United States must be forced out of office because he's incapable of doing his job.
The move, in response to Trump's conduct in the days after testing positive for the coronavirus, would establish a process to effectively give Congress a say in removing a president from office under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution, which allows for...

Axios
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a bill Friday that would create a "Commission on President Capacity" to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment, which can be invoked if the president becomes physically incapable of fulfilling their role.
Why it matters: There's almost no chance of this bill ever becoming law, so it's meant more as a publicity stunt to troll President Trump — despite her claims otherwise.
Pelosi argued on Bloomberg TV that Trump is in an "altered state" from his coronavirus treatment and that "there may be...

Fox News Digital
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced legislation to create a commission that would allow Congress to oust a president from office, using the 25th Amendment, a day after she accused President Trump of being "in an altered state" from his coronavirus treatment.
"This is not about President Trump," Pelosi maintained Friday. "He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents."
Pelosi denied that the timing of the legislation had anything to do with the election and...
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