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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 15
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    I can't get over how idiotic this talking point is: "The 25th Amendment is in the Constitution, so any scheme hatched by a bureaucratic cabal to depose the president must be legal if the schemers invoke it." Never underestimate how much bad punditry is driven by sheer stupidity

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 15
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        Michael Tracey Retweeted Alan Dershowitz

        I'm not a fan of Dershowitz, but I don't see any plausible counterargument here. Either way, invoking the 25th Amendment would obviously not be the purview of the FBIhttps://twitter.com/AlanDersh/status/1096433289311731712 …

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        Alan DershowitzVerified account @AlanDersh
        It is unconstitutional to use the 25th Amendment to circumvent impeachment provisions. The 25th can be used only if POTUS is physically or psychiatrically incapacitated. Any other use is unconstitutional. I challenge anyone to argue differently.
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      2. Ban Torture‏ @BanTorture Feb 15
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        Saying that using a provision found in the Constitution is inherently un-Constitutional, though, doesn't exactly mark one as the sharpest knife in the drawer. @AlanDersh

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Feb 15
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        That's not what I'm saying. The Constitution is always dubiously and wrongly cited to justify things that turn out to be illegal

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      1. Nerd Tunnel Vision‏ @sanewman1 Feb 15
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        The 25th Amendment specifies who can invoke it, and it isn't any bureaucratic cabal.

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      1. Al‏ @dir_allen Feb 15
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        The FBI isnt a fourth branch of government. There like an artificial intelligence program that has turned on its creator.... This is a serious problem

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      1. Jeff Tidwell‏ @RealJeffTidwell Feb 15
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        100%

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      1. despairagus‏ @palecur Feb 15
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        "Any results followed by following the law are legal" is a hell of a tautology to object to, man

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      1. sø‏ @silsnoe Feb 15
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        sø Retweeted Charles P. Pierce

        Wow. Pierce said it better than I could:https://twitter.com/charlesppierce/status/1096574263128178688?s=21 …

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        Charles P. PierceVerified account @CharlesPPierce
        “A bureaucratic cabal” = The VP and the Cabinet. Maxine hit him harder than I thought she did. https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1096569899898597377 …
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      1. M M‏ @smartmuffin Feb 15
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        Replying to @mtracey @Enopoletus

        The 2nd amendment is also in the constitution. Lord knows what that justifies.

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      1. hmna‏ @hmna_hmna Feb 15
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        The really dumb part when you game it out is that it would ultimately require 2/3 majorities of both houses of Congress to make it stick. If there's that kind of support for removing a President, impeachment is easier.

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      1. RobertMCle‏ @RobertMCle Feb 15
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        Jim Acosta pushed that talking point as a "fact check", and he's the one who got mad at Trump for pointing out the rise in Fake Fact Checking. 😂

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      1. Karl Haynes‏ @karl_haynes Feb 15
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        Read it: VP and "principal officers of the executive departments..." would say Trump is unfit and Pence would be President immediately. IF Trump disagrees...then ONLY Congress decides! (there might have been court case, but that's what Bill of Rights says)https://usconstitution.net/xconst_Am25.html …

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      1. CB‏ @TexasCB Feb 15
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        I’m pretty sure Hinkley invokes the 25th Amendment, so kosher then I guess...

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      1. Wolverines‏ @KYCERO Feb 15
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        The only one unfit for office is pelosi.She is bsc.She said 2 times that bush is president.

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      1. The Road To Freedom Podcast‏ @Road_2Freedom Feb 16
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        They've never thought about the 25th amendment a day in their life...but at least they see it more than they ever have the 10th @TenthAmendment shoutout!

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      1. AverageAmerican‏ @ReallyTrumpFan Feb 16
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        If the mob is behind you, you can get away with anything.

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      2. kevin d‏ @workingman32 Feb 15
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        But the same folks have no problem understanding why trump invoking a national emergency improperly is unconstitutional. Not sheer stupidity. Naked partisanship. Same thing I guess.

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      3. Benny Seattle‏ @BennySeattle Feb 15
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        Obama declared an emergency to take action in Burundi. This has nothing to do with national security. The media said not a peep.

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      2. Mark‏ @_FlickNow Feb 15
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        It reminds me of when Eric Holder said Obama's assassination program was constitutional because there was a process involved, and that counts as "due process"

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