Friday, October 9, 2020

The 25th Amendment Did Not Foresee This

             
Preface: I did not listen to the Limbaugh show's Trump rally.....but after reading about it I had to find the audio of where Trump used the F word....and I did. Now folks it's not the word itself....for he uses that every day of his life....but that he would use it on live radio....with Trump nation listening in.....and all the children....where he should know that every word that comes out of his mouth will be scrutinized...not only for content but to see if he is acting irrationally....shows that there are severe mental issues in play....and that he does not have 100% control of his own actions. 


              The Congress wrote it up well....the 25th Amendment....where if the majority of the executive department heads deemed the President unable to perform his or her duties....then the Vice President would assume those duties until the situation with the President was resolved....but what they didn't take into consideration....and understandably so....was what to do if the President became malevolently mentally ill....not just scatterbrained or showing signs of dementia. The impeachment clause in the Constitution was supposed to take care of all issues pertaining to any president that might abuse their powers.
               Here is the problem as we have seen it develop....the said president.....Donald Trump in this case....and in what was not foreseen by those who wrote and signed onto the 25th Amendment....has control over those executive heads. Just about all of President Trump's cabinet secretaries....advisers....doctors....military leaders.....and every high and low level aide....not to mention that some are family....are subject to immediate termination if they have not proven loyal to President Trump....to be loyal to him.....not necessarily the Constitution. Consequently many have been harassed and ridiculed until they resigned....and were then replaced by others with less ethical standards.

              This problem is not something that has suddenly come up. I have books on my shelf written by professionals in the mental health field that over the past few years have warned of Donald Trump's psychological disorders....but they along many other professionals from other scientific fields have been conveniently but designedly written off as Never Trumpers.
              This dangerous to freedom and liberty situation is not new to history....as a dominant personality takes power....purges his opposition....controls the intelligence and chief law enforcement agencies....derides or outright abolishes the press....and thus neuters any protections that may have been in place.
               President Trump's actions are getting worse as his political situation deteriorates. His actions over the months on the pandemic have been at the very least concerning....but those actions as of late have been beyond just reckless. As one Secret Service agent is purported to have said....the President doesn't even pretend to care for their safety anymore.