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    1. 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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    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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    4. Ban Torture‏ @BanTorture Feb 15
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      It's the old "Devil can cite scripture for his own purposes" thing. I get that. But for Dershowitz (not you) to say that using a provision of the Constitution under circumstances where it's clearly appropriate is not just wrong, but, given his exalted legal reputation, risible.

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

      I'm not a fan of Dershowitz, but this seems obviously correcthttps://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. #Bernie2020‏ @lbf_tweet Feb 15
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          It also seems extremely reasonable to suspect that the president may as a matter of fact be psychiatrically incapacitated.

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        3. despairagus‏ @palecur Feb 15
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          Literally every discussion of invoking the 25th has openly acknowledged this as a prerequisite and it seems pretty dang disingenuous to pretend otherwise.

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        2. Robert Swartz‏ @RobtNS Feb 15
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          Well, as far as I can tell, you can't permanently remove a President under the 25th A. It's a series of time-limited and revocable measures, including by the President in some cases. It's meant for physical/mental incapacity, which might require impeachment if it continues 1/

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        3. Robert Swartz‏ @RobtNS Feb 15
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          And the President refuses to resign. I think it's generally misunderstood because it's never been applied. What's disingenuous is Dersh first implying Rosenstein wanted to invalidate an election, then bypass impeachment. He was scared by Trump's actions at the time.

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        1. Jeff Tidwell‏ @RealJeffTidwell Feb 15
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          Yup. This whole schtick rested on the “Trump is crazy” leg of Trump Derangement Syndrome. With that hysteria dissipating, the “25th Amendment” house of cards completely collapsed. When did we first/last hear this story? I’m losing track of the cycle. What did Ted Lieu say today?

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        1. That guy‏ @RealDanFielding Feb 15
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          It seems obviously correct to you that the plain text of the 25th Amendment does not say what it says?

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