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Jim Acosta Schools Trump In The Constitution After His Weird 25th Amendment Rant

Ed Mazza

President Donald Trump’s latest tweet made an odd assertion about the Constitution.

Quoting Alan Dershowitz on Fox News, the Trump tweet suggested that invoking the 25th Amendment ― which has the procedures for the removal and replacement of the president ― is unconstitutional ... despite actually being in the Constitution:

Trump Tweeted:

But CNN’s Jim Acosta replied with a civics lesson:

Dershowitz and Trump were both responding to former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe saying on Thursday that Justice Department officials discussed whether Vice President Mike Pence and enough members of the Cabinet supported Trump’s removal via the Constitutional procedure.

Dershowitz argued the amendment is about a president being incapacitated via a stroke or an attempted assassination and called using it in any other way “a despicable act of unconstitutional power grabbing.”

But the 25th Amendment doesn’t detail any such limitations; it simply lays out the process for enacting it, as well as a process for a president to dispute it.

Others were also quick to point it out:

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The Backbone

Like a spine, the Constitution is long, flexible, made up of lots of pieces, and if it breaks, we’re paralyzed.
Like a spine, the Constitution is long, flexible, made up of lots of pieces, and if it breaks, we’re paralyzed.

Article II, Section I

To illustrate the article that defines the President’s office, Sam chose Washington and Lincoln, two Presidents whose greatness almost all Americans can agree on. He drew their faces close together so that one eye is shared between the two, hinting at how Lincoln saw Washington as a great influence.
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Ratification

After the Constitution was written, it took nine months and an energetic nationwide debate before the nine needed states had voted for ratification. It wasn’t until 1789, over a year and a half after the signing, that the last of the original 13 states—Rhode Island—voted in favor of the Constitution.
After the Constitution was written, it took nine months and an energetic nationwide debate before the nine needed states had voted for ratification. It wasn’t until 1789, over a year and a half after the signing, that the last of the original 13 states—Rhode Island—voted in favor of the Constitution.

1st Amendment

As the founding text for separation of church and state, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and protest against government policies, the First Amendment may be the part of the Constitution that is referenced most often in daily conversation.
As the founding text for separation of church and state, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and protest against government policies, the First Amendment may be the part of the Constitution that is referenced most often in daily conversation.

2nd Amendment

The precise grammatical meaning of the Second Amendment, which concerns the “right of the people to bear arms,” has been a subject of legal contention for years. The lesson: commas matter, especially when weapons are involved!
The precise grammatical meaning of the Second Amendment, which concerns the “right of the people to bear arms,” has been a subject of legal contention for years. The lesson: commas matter, especially when weapons are involved!

19th Amendment

Part of the Constitution’s beauty is that it is a living document, capable of changing as people realize the nature of injustices. The 14th amendment, which ended slavery, and the 19th amendment, which extended the right to vote to women, are prime examples.
Part of the Constitution’s beauty is that it is a living document, capable of changing as people realize the nature of injustices. The 14th amendment, which ended slavery, and the 19th amendment, which extended the right to vote to women, are prime examples.

18th Amendment

Not every Constitutional amendment has stood the test of time. In 1919, Prohibition had enough support to be incorporated into the nation’s foundational document. Almost fifteen years later, it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
Not every Constitutional amendment has stood the test of time. In 1919, Prohibition had enough support to be incorporated into the nation’s foundational document. Almost fifteen years later, it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.

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