House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced a bill Friday that would set up a bipartisan, bicameral commission that would have the power to relieve the president of his or her powers under the 25th Amendment, provided the vice president agrees.
Pelosi, though, said the bill is not directed at the current president.
“This is not about President Trump,” Pelosi said. “He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.”
Under the bill, the commission would consist of 16 members appointed by the speaker of the House, House minority leader, Senate majority leader, and Senate minority leader, each of whom would select a physician and a psychiatrist for the commission. Those same congressional leaders also would select former Executive Branch officials. The result is the commission would consist of eight Republican-appointed and eight Democratic-appointed members. The 16-person commission then would select a 17th member to serve as chair.
None of the members can be current elected officials or federal employees under the bill.
It would be called the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office.
Section 4 of the 25th Amendment gives two separate groups the power to decide if “the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”: 1) a…
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