There is some speculation on social media (most, but not entirely from the right) that the Democrats may try to pull the 25th amendment on Biden, push him aside, and get Kamala Harris to come forward To save face at this moment. Geopolitical crisis. When the leftists call on members of the Trump administration to turn to Trump and invoke the amendment, this is the same speculation you have seen many times.
However, the Democrats put themselves in such a terrible position that they absolutely cannot get rid of Biden in this way, otherwise they will give up the only chance to get anything through the Senate, and their election opportunities will definitely be compromised. 2022 and 2024.
After Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974, Gerald Ford became the President of the United States.In order to get a vice president, Congress Nelson Rockefeller must be approved.
“When a vacancy occurs in the position of vice president, the president shall nominate a vice president and take office after confirmation by a majority vote of both houses of Congress,” explained Section 2 of the amendment.
The last time this happened in 1974, when Vice President Gerald Ford — he was himself a replacement for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who resigned after being accused of tax evasion — replaced Richard President de Nixon. According to reports, Ford nominated Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
The adoption of the 25th amendment itself:
Amendment Twenty-Five
Section 1
When the president is removed or dies or resigns, the vice president shall become the president.chapter 2
When there is a vacancy in the position of vice president, the president shall nominate a vice president, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
This is a problem for the Democratic Party. Kamala Harris is currently the decisive vote in the Senate, and Republicans will only pass if Mitch McConnell supports a bill or he realizes that the Republicans will lose the fight anyway. His control of the core group is very strict, if he wants to make a stand, he can get 50 votes. So far, there is no need for him to do this. But there is a lot of power in the 50-50 Senate where there is no tie-breaking vote, and he will use it.
Therefore, Kamala Harris’ passing of the 25th amendment to become president means that the Democrats lose a tie vote in the Senate. Without the 51st vote, the Democrats cannot break the tie in the Senate to confirm the replacement vice president. They were effectively stuck.
But the question is also whether the Democratic Party even think Harris is in charge.Her vote is Absolutely terribleThere are a lot of whispers in the background about her inability to even hold a political office. The Biden team seemed to be dissatisfied with her, the Democratic leadership kept silent about her, and the media did not even try to cover her up for fear that it would make her look worse (and, given her past record, definitely will).
She may be someone who the Democrats are not currently as enthusiastic as Biden. Moreover, between Biden, Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer, there does not seem to be a sound leader among the Democrats in Washington, D.C., and at this point, it has an impact on the rest of the country. The impact is very big. This makes the public’s confidence in the party almost zero. If they somehow manage to barely maintain it in 2022, then its profit margin will be smaller than what we see now-and this is not an attempt to pass The 25th amendment ousted Biden. Can you imagine how serious the public’s trust in the Democratic Party would be if they were forced to remove their “moderate and wise” president?
