Before you get excited over the 25th Amendment, read Section 4:

[brooklynite]

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I don't think they considered the possibility that a president would go completely nuts.

[servermsh]

2. Yes, but right at the end...

It says "the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President"

That means Pence is acting president until the dust settles, which would be up to the inauguration.

[Still Sensible]

3. That section notwithstanding, were it exercised today

would effectively run out the clock on 45.

[Hortensis]

9. This. And while he was evaluated or refusing evaluation,

running out the clock, congress could proceed with impeachment -- and then to trial in the senate after he was no longer president. I am concerned that the 25th be invoked for proper cause. Otherwise, it's a coup. or attempted coup if evaluation established that he was able to fulfill his duties.

[unblock]

4. Constitutional hardball:

- swear in the Georgia democrats
- elect a democratic senator pro tempore
- remove Donnie by 25.4
- senator pro tempore goes into hiding until Biden is president, can't be reached, doesn't open mail or read texts.

Unable to notify the president pro tempore, Donnie is frozen out.

[FSogol]

6. I have a guest room. The democratic senator pro tempore can stay with me.

[NYC Liberal]

5. Cabinet would immediately challenge Trump's response to being removed.

While Congress decides he would remain removed.

The tricky bit is getting 2/3 of both houses to keep him out — but that may actually be possible now. Especially give that it’s only for a couple weeks and he’s out on the 20th anyway.

[Klaralven]

10. The leadership just never lets the matter reach a floor vote before the 20th

[fishwax]

7. Before the 21 days was up, his term would expire and Biden would be sworn in, right?

[onenote]

11. yes

[underpants]

8. Kicking

[question everything]

12. Nice to dream