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no bull and the aftermath.

Throughout the discussions and hearings and also into the Bates and Congress, it was

made clear that the amendment covers both physical and mental disabilities that operate in

a way to prevent you from discharging your constitutional powers and duties.

And in sanity, you have statements in the record about sanity and you know different

areas, very much is in the 25th amendment area.

However, as Republican Senator Rusker and others said, we really need odd facts and reliable

facts.

You just can't deal with it on speculation.

I'm Matthew Calm and you're listening to the LawFair podcast March 17, 2018.

In 1963, John Fierrick became a witness to and a framer of our constitutional history.

Within two years of graduating from law school, Fierrick had written an influential law review

article on presidential disability and succession, joined the ABA's Blue Ribbon Commission to create

a solution to those problems and become a confident and advisor to the members of Congress

who wrote the 25th amendment.

Among other things, the 25th amendment created a way for the vice president and a majority

of the cabinet and if necessary, supermajorities in Congress to temporarily rinse for the executive

powers to the vice president.

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