“An old man with poor memory.”

That line and many others Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report Questions about President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents made public Thursday are now impacting his presidency.

From not remembering when he was vice president, to forgetting when his term ended, to not even remembering the year his son Beau died, “even within a few years.” The report paints a disturbing picture of a man who has fallen into severe mental decline.

Mr. Hsu's description of Mr. Biden's mental state may have been used to justify not indicting the president for illegally handling classified documents, even though he is now seeking a second term as president. I have no idea that he will give the American people any confidence in him.

If Biden is like this, it's fair to ask who will be? actually runs the management departmenth?

Despite the Biden administration and its efforts; sycophantic media As a representative of the president, questions about Mr. Biden's fitness to serve as president are now out in the open and impossible to ignore.

Given Biden's anger and bellicosity; It was hardly a reassuring press conference. It appears unlikely that the president will resign Thursday evening after a report containing even more bizarre insanity was released.

The question now is: How can we remove a president who is unfit to serve as president?

I have summarized the four options that have emerged to eliminate Biden.

25th Amendment

Following the release of the special counsel's documents, using the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office has become the most discussed option.

Several Republicans have already called on Biden's Cabinet to: call this Potential treatments.

That number continues to grow. Although there was so far, No Democratic member has called for similar support for the 25th Amendment or for him to resign.

Democratic Party politician He and other news commentators and anchors on corporate media news channels talked relentlessly about using the amendment to create a kind of deus ex machina to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Of course, the analysis of the 25th Amendment From serious-looking Ivy League doctors Now that Biden has occupied the White House, content discussing the president's unfitness to hold office has been noticeably absent from CNN programming.

So what exactly is It's the 25th Amendment.?

of States ratified it in 1967 After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, questions were raised about what to do if the president becomes incapacitated.

In an age where communication is instantaneous and presidents are expected to make big decisions that can change the world at a moment's notice, there seems to be a need for some mechanism to ensure that the country always has a head of state. I did. Executive.

The 25th Amendment allows the Vice President and the Cabinet to submit a recommendation to Congress that the President is unfit for office and that the Vice President must immediately intervene to assume the duties of the President. .

Important section 4 is:

The Vice President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive branch or of any other body such as Congress, whenever provided by law, shall transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a written declaration: If the President is unable to perform the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of his office as acting President.

For this to take effect, if the president objects to a Cabinet opinion, a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress is required.

of The 25th Amendment has been applied on several occasions. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush used the device during medical surgeries that left them incapacitated for several hours.

The problem is that the 25th Amendment is more of a Band-Aid to a serious problem than a permanent solution. Given Biden's long-term decline, is it likely that his Cabinet and Democrats in Congress will sign a permanent ban a year before the election?

One of the people who made this decision was right Secretary of Defense Lloyd AustinA man suddenly disappeared for several days in January while undergoing cancer treatment. without notifying the president or most of the people in the executive branch.

impeachment

Another solution Impeachment has been floated on the grounds that the president is unfit for office.

In a sense, it is less difficult to impeach a president than to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment. A two-thirds vote in the Senate is required to convict a president, but only a majority vote in the House is needed to impeach a president and send it to the Senate for trial.

The hurdle in this case comes down to the requirement that the president make a promise.high crimes and misdemeanors” Deterioration of mental capacity does not seem to fit this criterion.

Of course, that doesn't mean Biden can't be impeached in other ways. The issue of his handling of classified documents remains a major problem.special prosecutor's testimony Biden was hardly exonerated.. “President Biden intentionally kept and released classified materials while he was a civilian after becoming vice president,'' Huo concluded.

In addition House still considering impeachment Regarding possible involvement with son Hunter Overseas transaction fees, etc..

Impeaching Biden would therefore require potential misconduct and a House investigation. political will To vote the president out of office.

mental and physical fitness test

This is even more novel—and I insist toothless-Suggestions to address Biden's weaknesses.

In 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Congress to create a committee to conduct a medical examination “to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to perform the powers and duties of his office.” I asked.

At the time, Pelosi and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said they were doing this not just to attack Trump, but to ensure the aging president could keep his job. insisted.

“The population is aging. Politicians are aging,” Raskin said. He said this in an interview when he proposed the bill.. “It's not hard to think that there will be situations in the future where the president's physical and mental condition could cause us problems. So what we need is a structure and a process to deal with that. We just have to make sure we have it in place.”

Commenting on Huh's report this week, Raskin said there were fundamental differences between Trump and “a president and vice president like Joe Biden, who has sometimes been sloppy about where documents go.” I just said that I think there is.

He did not comment on Biden's mental health or suggest reinstating his proposed medical examination board.

As Heritage Foundation legal scholar Hans von Spakovsky pointed out in 2020, the proposal is generally meaningless anyway.

“There is no need to change the current procedures that already exist under the 25th Amendment. This bill is just a political stunt and a waste of time,” he wrote.

election

The final solution for removing a ousted president is perhaps the most common: an election.

Mr. Biden has conspicuously avoided cameras and public appearances more than other recent presidents, but beyond his long history of gaffes, he has also shown clear signs of serious decline.

That's what Americans will have to consider in the November election.

Biden could resign tomorrow. His staff may decide it is impossible for him to keep his job. Parliament could follow the Cabinet's recommendation or separately impeach him.

If the president is unable to perform his duties, he should step down for the sake of the country.

Unfortunately, our elected officials often do not do what is in the best interest of the country. Therefore, it is ultimately up to the American people to decide whether they think the president is qualified or unqualified.

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This article Published by daily signal Reprinted with permission.