{"id":10756,"date":"2017-04-19T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T03:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=10756"},"modified":"2017-05-28T17:49:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T23:49:27","slug":"oregon-rep-introduces-bill-former-presidents-to-deem-trump-unfit-remove-from-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/oregon-rep-introduces-bill-former-presidents-to-deem-trump-unfit-remove-from-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Rep. Introduces Bill: Former Presidents to Deem Trump Unfit, Remove from Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/trump4.jpg\" data-wp-pid=\"11602\" alt=\"impeach trump\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"7\" \/><b>OregonLive<\/b> &#8211; U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, citing concerns over what he says is erratic behavior by President Trump, has introduced legislation that would offer an alternative method for removing presidents from office.<\/p>\n<p>Under the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a president can be removed if the vice president and a majority of cabinet members send written notice to congressional leaders that the president is &#8220;unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The president can protest, but if the vice president and cabinet members are adamant about the president&#8217;s unfitness, Congress can remove the president with a two-thirds majority in both houses.<\/p>\n<p>But the 25th Amendment also allows Congress to create its own body that can declare the president&#8217;s unfitness for office. Blumenauer&#8217;s bill would establish that body, comprised of all living former presidents and vice presidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 140%; font-weight: 500;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2017\/04\/with_trump_in_mind_oregons_blu.html\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OregonLive &#8211; U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, citing concerns over what he says is erratic behavior by President Trump, has introduced legislation that would offer an alternative method for removing presidents from office. 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