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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 747--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING
THE POLITICIZATION OF THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Cramer) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary:
S. Res. 747
Whereas the 25th Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States (referred to in this preamble as the ``25th
Amendment'') states, in section 4, ``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
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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.'';
Whereas the 25th Amendment was drafted in the wake of the
death of President John F. Kennedy and was intended to
provide for a clear path of succession in the event of the
President's death or inability to discharge the powers and
duties of his office, and not as a political tool to remove a
duly elected President in the absence of just cause;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives intends
to introduce legislation creating a Commission on
Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of
the Office for the purposes of removing President Donald J.
Trump from office under section 4 of the 25th Amendment;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives has
failed to put forward a just cause for invoking the 25th
Amendment;
Whereas the proposed actions by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives are an unprecedented attempt to remove a duly
elected President;
Whereas the Speaker of the House Representatives and the
Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives have
undertaken a multi-year campaign to delegitimize the duly
elected President of the United States and overturn the
results of the 2016 Presidential election, and in the course
of this campaign have wasted taxpayer dollars and weaponized
House resources, including committee and floor time, that
could have otherwise been used to help the people of the
United States;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
politicizing the 25th Amendment and the health of the United
States President during a global pandemic in order to
influence the upcoming November elections;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives has
failed to negotiate in good faith in regard to providing
COVID-19 relief to the people of the United States;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
politicizing the 25th Amendment and the health of the United
States President in order to increase leverage on
negotiations involving COVID-19 relief;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
abusing the power of the House of Representatives, violating
the intent of the 25th Amendment for political purposes, and
misusing taxpayer dollars;
Whereas the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
degrading the office she holds and conducting herself in a
manner that does not reflect creditably on the House of
Representatives; and
Whereas, if allowed to stand, this action by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives would set a dangerous precedent
for the constitutional system of Government in the United
States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate disapproves of the statements and
actions of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives for
politicizing the 25th Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States.
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