The 25th Amendment

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[@liammcmillan717]

If this last year showed up in the West Wing, everyone would've stopped watching and started complaining online that it wasn't realistic at all.

[@CricketStyleJ]

You're right, but everyone should have seen something like this coming. We've been headed in this direction for years, and it may still get worse before it gets better. The incredulity of complacent people has allowed things to progress as far as they have.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

Old saying: Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@nathangrodsky5436]

Nah... The West Wing got a bit out there in it's later seasons, but this would be way too far.

[@dirkdieters5773]

If this year had shown up in Veep it would have been called off the rails.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Fiction has to make sense. Reality just has to happen.

[@DavidVaan]

"The 25th amendment has several sections. The first is Section Three. " Makes sense.

[@nukwtunh8337]

*damn Americans and their imperial system*

[@beeble2003]

The sections are three, four, eighteen and fifty-six. *What?*

[@davidanderson2357]

@@nukwtunh8337 Ironic, isn't it... the country most opposed to the idea of monarchies and empires is the most die-hard supporter of the Imperial system of measurement.

[@soulhunter59]

Aw yes section three of the 25 amendment. The oldest section in the book.

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@davidmontgomery1442 i mean he was kinda talking about something irrelevant to the joke, you attacked the core itself

[@XlittleXdrummerXgirl]

"[President Regan's assassination attempt happened] just down the street from where I live"; luckily he had a good alibi since he was in Wisconsin and 12.

[@lolafendetti970]

VERY good. 10/10 joke,

[@antidefran]

Unexpected mulaney

[@FortoFight]

Too good of an alibi, suspicious.

[@totsuka2213]

@@FortoFight Yeah, I don't buy it.

[@gerryconwayvoice]

He said "Where I LIVE" - Present Tense - Not "Where I lived" - Past tense, at the time. Do YOU live in the same place that you lived in on March 30, 1981? I do not. I have moved five times since then. How about he GREW UP in Wisconsin and moved to the neighborhood of 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W, Washington DC where he lives TODAY?

[@noahdowd]

“4 years for a president to serve their term is a long time. It’s a long, LONG time.” Yea I can confidently say I don’t think it’s ever felt longer.

[@brandonlarimore5223]

You've apparently never heard of the 4 years under James Buchanan

[@noahdowd]

@@brandonlarimore5223 I have I just wasn’t alive back in 1860 so I can’t comment on how it felt lol

[@Joshua_Hale]

@@noahdowd You young people these days, can't even remember the 15th President...

[@jgreg3596]

The final season of “The 45th” really went all out for it’s last few episodes.

[@angie8110]

They full on said go big or go home

[@Sl1mch1ckens]

@@angie8110 actually i think they did both they went home in a big ball of fire

[@rickhaavisto9023]

Too bad it wasn’t very realistic... No way a president would incite a seditious riot!!!

[@foofoothegreat]

Yup. It's like the writers room asked "how many sharks can we jump in the final season" and the response was "at least one more"

[@tracyhale8336]

It jumped the shark for a ratings boost. Meh...1 star.

[@supershikoku]

It's official, LegalEagle isn't sleeping

[@RodrigoBarbosaBR]

@@egesanl1, you would think that. Then you graduate and go into criminal law, and miss the amount of sleep you had back in law school.

[@adsventuresome7511]

If anything I imagine his editors are working overtime, if there's not a bunch of them.

[@blackbomber72]

@@egesanl1 not relevant, but it is caffeine.. is cafeen some slang?

[@LetMeEatIt]

@@blackbomber72 the caffeine is getting to him.

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

@@egesanl1 If you don't know how something is spelled/worded in a language that is not your native one, maybe check before you post? Just saying.

[@averyeml]

Just imagine being so bad at your job that you give your two weeks notice and they go, “is there any way we can make this happen sooner?”

[@sidarthurgortimer355]

That happened for Herbert Hoover, after he lost his reelection they actually passed a constitutional amendment shortening the lame duck period just so he could be out of office a couple months sooner.

[@CaptainFrost32]

If you give notice in many companies, they do not have to wait the customary period and simply release you at will. This ain't such a deal.

[@zjc92]

"Believe it or not, took the power away from vice president Dick Cheney" HAAAAAAAA

[@archuletawsn]

What did that mean?

[@Dyundu]

@@archuletawsn Cheney was often portrayed as a power-hungry megalomaniac back in the early 2000s during the W Bush Presidency.

[@malignm1857]

@@archuletawsn Dick Cheney was actually the President behind the scenes, while Bush was the mascot.

[@drartemisa21]

@@malignm1857 I remember watching a US Presidential Historian react to a movie about Dick Cheney and basically said the same thing. That's so bizarre and fascinating to hear. That he was a quieter, stoic man, but his mind was always working a mile a minute compared to the more laid back personality of Bush.

[@malignm1857]

@@drartemisa21 yeah. Cheney knew bush wasn’t ready. Cheney was in politics since the early 70s.

[@toucan1919]

Man history classes 200 years in the future are gonna be wild

[@midnightsnack1306]

It should be an interesting foot note but not as interesting as the world wars.

[@fjodorklein3021]

We will no longer exist in 200 years prob

[@fjodorklein3021]

But I admire your optimism :)

[@samuelhawes6735]

@@midnightsnack1306 I mean yes, but Trump will probably go down as being one of the most famous, or rather infamous Presidents of all time. His unfortunate legacy, like it or not will dominate the conversation around the office of President for a long long time in the future.

[@samuelhawes6735]

@@fjodorklein3021 Or that yeah lmao

[@johnnysocket76]

Woodrow Wilson became disabled after a massive stroke and his wife basically ended up running the government for him. She's been called The Secret President.

[@okkam7078]

woodrow wilson ruined quite a lot of things, she was probably a better president by the law of averages alone

[@San_Deep2501]

The First Female President of the United States

[@johnnysocket76]

@@okkam7078 i think he had a showing of birth of a nation at the white house. Yeah he's definitely garbage

[@annalisasteinnes]

Eleanor Roosevelt also dealt with a lot of presidential responsibilities as her husband's health worsened. I think he suffered from debilitating depression?

[@minecraftwithgadget1848]

@@annalisasteinnes FDR had polio, not sure about depression but it's certainly possible

[@scaredyfish]

In parliamentary systems, we have the idea of ‘confidence’. A motion might be put that ‘the prime minister no longer has the confidence of the house’. This would seem to cover the middle ground between actual incapacity, and full competence. The US constitution doesn’t seem to cover this middle ground without stretching the use of the word ‘unable’.

[@boneybaron2508]

We don't cover it because it doesn't exist it doesn't matter how good or bad Trump was a Republican ergo all Democrats in Congress would immediately lose confidence and same is true if he was Democratic the Republicans of Congress would lose congress if we had that system we would never have a president for more than a few days

[@StevenR0se]

To be fair, the difference there is that the Prime Minister is Prime Minister because he commands the confidence of Parliament - it's a majority of Parliament that put them there, so they're able to withdraw that confidence. By contrast, the President is put in place by the people, so their removal by any branch other than the people (via elections) is significantly more extreme.

[@joshuaa7266]

@@StevenR0se As far as I know the people don't have the ability to remove the President early, which could really be a big problem. You've got someone with a ton of power, including the ability to pardon people (which could be exploited to have people commit crimes on the President's behalf) but no way to stop them from causing more damage with their power until their 4 year term is up.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

There has never been middle ground in America anywhere at any time. I know; I live here in this hellhole.

[@blakeleynixon]

The West Wing would never do a plot line this insane...

[@SeliahK]

If this were a TV show, the plotline would be rejected for not being believable!! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@sabrinamd96]

I think 24 tried to do something similar.

[@alexmaverick6647]

I call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum’s leadership,

[@sce2aux464]

So this is how freedom dies...with thunderous applause.

[@intoxicatedmasculinity]

Make the Galaxy Great Again!

[@eliasid5952]

SCE2AUX This is how liberty dies ☝🏻 had to nitpick, sorry 😅

[@chaoticcranium]

I'd rather have Palpatine at this point than our current leadership.

[@11Survivor]

@@chaoticcranium At least palatine cared enough to keep his empire together whilst he was alive.

[@TheThormick]

1:50 "But this is real life." Thank you for the confirmation. I've been getting increasingly unsure.

[@amehak1922]

Seems like a parody article from the onion

[@PlatonicVoyeur]

*pinches self* damn still real

[@eaglescout1984]

Legal Eagle starting 2020: "Hey I started a new video platform apart from KZbin." Legal Eagle starting 2021: "Hey, I'm going to post a bunch of videos to KZbin, because this is more important than monetization."

[@GillBearToe]

He's not monetized?

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@GillBearToe Usually depends on copyright claims. These videos are referring to real life issues, not 'How Many Laws Did This Movie or Show Break?' The amount of copyrighted material is not likely to be an issue in this format.

[@eaglescout1984]

@@GillBearToe For the most part, he is. But the amount of research and professionalism he puts into his videos is likely very poorly rewarded by KZbin, especially when compared to "creators" like PewDiePie and Jake Paul.

[@nakedsquirtle]

@@eaglescout1984 KZbinrs like PewDiePie and Jake Paul don't even get most of their money from KZbin. They do things like sponsor deals and merchandising that actually gives them more returns than the youtube monetization system ever could.

[@joshdanforth6267]

@@eaglescout1984 I love the big Eagle... but research and professionalism aren’t factors in the monetization process. As mentioned above - sponsors and merch are a big part, but so is ad placement in videos. I just watched the most recent full length videos, and there’s an ad every 6 minutes or so. It’s not bad - LE is using his entire education toward making these videos, and he deserves every single sponsor and ad dollar he makes off these. But he’s getting paid. He’s not doing this for free. Nor should he. But I feel like I’d be disappointing the LE himself if I didn’t bring up that deservedness doesn’t equate to business monetization. Actually - I’d love to see a video breaking down the back end of KZbin money. But I also know why that probably won’t ever happen.

[@benaring2875]

bro this dude looks like if Ryan Renolds was a Pixar character

[@Crystal_959]

Ikr he kinda looks like the main character from Onward

[@broom3298]

Jim from the office

[@jeraldjoyce2995]

fix it felix

[@doxo9597]

When real life is more absurd than movies

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

We need President Not Sure

[@pokemonmaster0079]

**Idiocracy intensifies**

[@DrWeird]

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@TapDat52K]

Eye didn't ask for this timeline... Eye didn't choose this timeline... but here we are...

[@williamgates2996]

Well, as life goes right now....we are not in a movie....we are in a reality show that has run for four years too long!!! If I want a long movie, I might as well as go watch Wyatt Earp starring Kevin Costner. >:)

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

I got an Ad for Nebula Starring Legal Eagle On a Legal Eagle video Why does that amuse me so much?

[@ryshow9118]

It's the directors cut of the video lol

[@introvertedspider4857]

Lol

[@kittypuddin85]

So far I've gotten about 4 of them, only ever on legal eagle videos

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

That’s like two syllables away from being a haiku

[@Wulfpack1]

Same just happened to me. lol

[@cynthiasimpson931]

I have vivid memories of Reagan's shooting. I also vividly remember Haig declaring that he was in charge, and all the brouhaha that resulted. The first reaction I heard was from my dad, who said, "He can't say that!"

[@jbjacobs9514]

"Well I am your king." "I didn't vote for you." "You don't vote for king...the lady of the lake..." "Look, strange women lying in ponds is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derived from a mandate of the masses, not by some farcical aquatic ceremony. If I became king just because some moisten bint, some watery tart..."

[@kinshiroitoro5788]

What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[@jbjacobs9514]

@@kinshiroitoro5788 I'm not sure - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I love in the beginning - a 5 oz bird cannot carry a 1 pound coconut. That whole scene where in the end they finally just leave because the conversation about swallows goes on and on (hilariously so).

[@Blueeyedmummyful]

@@kinshiroitoro5788 what do you mean, an African or European Swallow?

[@chris_ackroyd]

@@Blueeyedmummyful ..African.....European...African........oh shiiiiiiii...!

[@kleboskjervold-david8549]

@@kinshiroitoro5788 African or European swallow?

[@QuixoticCowboy]

Me when I first started watching this channel : "Great let's learn something about the American judicial system." Me when I watch a video now: "Ok, i am pretty sure i need some Whiskey with this information. "

[@MYLEFTFINGER]

@Wemple After effects of 2020

[@davidanderson2357]

@Wemple I think what he MEANT to say was "banana daquiri" -- emphasis on "banana".

[@Guitcad1]

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whisky is barely enough."-Mark Twain

[@Bodyknock]

I can only imagine how much Devin pines for the days he was just doing legal analysis on My Cousin Vinny and Top Ten Lawyer Memes.

[@Razerfish930]

@Tim Evans * bonk *

[@FirstIsa]

@Tim Evans Uh, maybe try a glass of water to quench that thirst buddy.

[@FirstIsa]

@Tim Evans Nah, nothing against Devin but I make it a personal rule not to drink the blood of lawyers for any reason. "You are what you eat" and all that.

[@kittyspam2146]

I don’t know his popularity probably went up quickly

[@deanolium]

By “My Cousin Vinny” you mean Giuliani? ;)

[@sparrow420500]

Thank you for not presenting this video in a jaded or biased way. I really appreciate someone just presenting the facts without adding in their own opinion or emotion. Very refreshing.

[@Vivaspecifico]

16:05 I am still cleaning coffee out of my keyboard. This was hilarious. This dude is a legend and this is one of the few channels I would actually pay to keep watching.

[@sharpsied]

"The President is not a king ordained by God." Unfortunately, a disturbingly large number of his followers would say otherwise.

[@BaresarkSlayne]

I refer you to 8 years of Obama, which was very much like that for some Democrats. Let us not pretend we have seen something unique here, we definitely have not. Turns out a base is just that, the minimum supporting structure.

[@CroneLife1]

@@BaresarkSlayne rofl no. Not even close. Some Democrats didn't really like Obama; but he was better than the alternative.

[@BoojumFed]

@@BaresarkSlayne Never once did anyone suggest that Obama was above the law; Democrats simply pointed out how full of shit the right-wing media's "He'S-VioLaTinG-tHe-cOnSTiTutIOn!!" claims were. No where *_near_* the same thing.

[@sparkypants9650]

@@BaresarkSlayne Memory is a bit fuzzy, but I don't recall a bunch of people waving Obama flags ever storming the capital.

[@carlycrays2831]

@@BaresarkSlayne We loved Obama, but none of us treated him like a king, nor did we want him to rule like one.

[@amehak1922]

Before 2015, a fictional president doing even half the things that Trump has done, would have been considered an unrealistic and a ridiculous parody.

[@adolfodef]

Like... The Simpsons?

[@Nintendoggy]

Trump basically shattered that threshold. He has done a lot more scandalous things than the infamous Nixon and yet a lot of people are ok with it.

[@cthomas025]

Idiocracy used to be a satire as well.

[@AkshayKumar-ue1fp]

Before 2015 fake news media wasn't real. You opinions are formed by the media.

[@SpoopySquid]

@@AkshayKumar-ue1fp this is a joke, right? Criticism of mainstream media has existed for as long as mainstream media itself. The term 'yellow journalism' was first coined all the way back in the 1890s ffs

[@cdmjr76]

Thank you for taking the time to research and explain this matter in a clear and easy to digest format. You are a credit to the bar and the internet.

[@reubenhandel210]

Sarcasm?

[@whistletoe]

That clause should have been amended to "unable OR unwilling to perform the duties of the office"

[@EgoPersons]

“unwilling” could be dangerously politicized. One could argue the incumbent is “unwilling” to pass policy that helps a particular political party, and makes the term itself very vague.

[@teamceline9712]

@@EgoPersons Aww. You're probably right. Still, there needs to be a specific clause that punishes a President for fomenting violence that isn't JUST based on congress having the integrity to do so.

[@queeng508]

@@teamceline9712 woundt you risk for it to be used in case of war?

[@thatguy2756]

this is gonna be one hell of a netflix special in a few years

[@bingwen469]

It'll be shit just like most netflix originals sadly.

[@MisterFro9]

You're assuming this is gonna blow over. Look into the late Roman republic, there are a few similarities to the current climate. The mere existence of Trump's political career is going to have a whole bunch more people try to grab power, and probably much more intelligently.

[@caf110]

Who’s gonna play trump in the movie they make about him probably titled “Donald”

[@xuxuang8574]

I'd rather an "...has fallen" on this. The whole time I was watching the attempted coup I was thinking "where's Gerard Butler when you need him?"

[@Acularius]

@@MisterFro9 Basically what? A modern Sulla to the eventual destroyers of the Republic?

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Legal Eagle looks like a superhero in his secret identity as a lawyer.

[@khrashingphantom9632]

So he's Daredevil?! Lol.

[@Femaiden]

hopefully not She-Hulk . . .

[@MicheleGardini]

@@khrashingphantom9632 more Harvey Birdman.

[@teej008]

What are his superpowers?

[@khrashingphantom9632]

@@MicheleGardini Agreed. lol.

[@Brofisticus]

He wasn't unable, he was unwilling. It isn't disability guiding his actions or inaction, it is demagoguery.

[@christophercheck1590]

Which is why, from a rational standpoint, this is obviously not the sort of thing the 25th was designed for. That minimal requirement to write that you're able to execute the duties of office indicates that this is specifically to deal with an incapacitated, rather than an incompetent, executive.

[@Rockboygg]

25th ammendment clearly states incapable to execute. Unwilling and incapable are 2 diferent things beyond simple semantics. One is attributed and meant for things like senile dementia, where the president MIGHT believe he is "fine" but really isnt. Unwilling or incompetence does not really apply. Unless the supreme court says otherwise. But for the supreme court to have a choice in the matter. Someone has to enact the 25th ammendment. The problem is time. Is pretty doubtful to ger a resolution to this before January 20.

[@cshairydude]

@@Rockboygg It seems pretty clear to me that it would be a nonjusticiable political question whether the VP, cabinet and Congress need a reason at all, never mind whether the reason must be that POTUS is "unable" as opposed to "unwilling".

[@jeffmurphy7683]

Unable by temperment.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

Unable: He's not in his right mind.

[@ScottyMcGeester]

I was today years old when I found out that Elaine Chao was Mitch McConnell's wife. I was today years old when I realized that Mitch McConnell was married. *shudder*

[@SuperKing604]

This is his second marriage too! I believe he spawned children with the first wife

[@SpaceManRD]

And now you're imagining him having sex, have fun with that.

[@LesleyMVA]

@@SpaceManRD I wasn’t and now I am. I’m so mad at you for that.

[@aerythus]

@@SpaceManRD oof.. ugh...

[@shoulderkolibri]

@@SpaceManRD don't need to imagine cuz Pablo Francisco has that skit about cartoon character of droopy dog having sex

[@scbtripwire]

"Not suffering from dementia." Person, woman, man, camera, tv. A difficult test, he said, too.

[@NobodyC13]

Didn't his dad suffer from dementia/alzheimers in his twilight years? Wouldn't a condition like that be genetic?

[@Ninterd2]

@@NobodyC13 Raised chance doesn't mean he definitely has it though.

[@williamfoster2681]

Did you do a cocaine test before commenting?

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

@@todddavidson1332 Mirror, razor, snow, C-note, nostril.

[@alexanderbudianto7794]

100, 93, 86, 79...

[@wamsang7818]

Everyone: *let's hope 2021 is better* 2021: *laughs in 25th amendment*

[@Personoide]

Not even a week.

[@lizzthatvegan1207]

Definitely a "hold my beer" moment.

[@WindsorMason]

And we all must take this time to remember how 2020 started.... continent on fire, possible war, political corruption and a pandemic ramping up. ahaha

[@uncrnsprklfrts5720]

I'm choosing to follow the Chinese New Year, 2021 doesn't come about till next month then. This is just 2020's wretched epilogue.

[@mattsherlock9636]

I am still optimistic, it is just a bad beginning. It is not necessarily an indicator of what the year will be.

[@davidisimo6421]

Great vid, you have calmed down now and this longer format is much better that trying to make some onrly acted short. Thanks for interesting information

[@ThatRPGDood]

Love your content and insight. I'm glad a channel like yours exists

[@fcm3d]

I just about fell out my seat when he said Trump is giving Lil Wayne a pardon.

[@NickC_222]

Wayne plead guilty to illegal possession of a firearm on a private flight to Florida. Kodak Black admitted to lying on multiple background checks in order to obtain guns, and at least one of them was found with his prints on it at a crime scene where it was used to shoot at a "rival rap artist." But at the end of the day, it's not about what they did, it's just shocking that trump would pardon a couple of black men for anything. He obviously only said he'd do it because someone told him it would make him look better to "the youth," i.e. younger black voters. I don't believe for an instant that he would seriously consider pardoning either of these men of his own volition.

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

@@NickC_222 why? Both of them have come out publically and supported him. It also plays well with young voters if he does go round again in '24. Like Candace Owens he can use them to say "look how I'm not racist". Also most importantly both are VERY well off. People STILL don't realise Trump is only racist when he's not blinded by green. If he can use you to make money he doesn't give a sh't about your skin.

[@nvr2late666]

Remember when he pardoned the war criminals and some non-violent drug offenders and people were patting him on the back for pardoning drug offenders? The ones pardoned were all connected to the woman that Kim Kardashian had lobbied for, previously. In other words, they didn't get pardoned because of their crime or their sentence, they got pardons because of their connections to famous people.

[@laidlaw1442]

He'll probably break the saw law within 6 months anyway then he'll be back in prison

[@brye687]

@@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810I agree, I've frequently said, Trump's more of an elitest than a racist. To be clear he is definitely guilty of racism & enjoying the support of racists. But I would argue that... He is an idiot 1st A Narcissist 2nd An Elitest 3rd And a Racist 4th

[@mrbismarck]

"Actual Human President" - Omicron Persei 8's favourite political drama.

[@madnessbydesign1415]

Futurama reference for the WIN! :)

[@dkroll92]

why doesn't Biden, the larger candidate, not simply kill and eat the smaller, weaker candidates?

[@madnessbydesign1415]

@@dkroll92 This Electoral College confuses and infuriates us!

[@Shrooblord]

L'RRRRR!!

[@Femaiden]

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

[@p00ky76]

I vote impeach. He shouldn't be allowed any where near office ever again & shouldn't have the priveledges afforded a former president.

[@KartiacKID]

Thank you for explanations of legalities with current events and pop culture which helps give a break break from all the political drama well still broadening my understanding of the legal system beyond what I learned far back in high school... (and most likely forgotten). I’ve enjoyed your insightful explanation of how the different parts of the legal systems work and possibilities of different angles that may or may not be used after a current or past event. I also really enjoyed your comparisons of are legal system to pop culture like Harvey Birdman, bird law, The Chewbacca Defense, and The Lionel Hutz review which I was one of my personal favorite from your channel. Thank you for your time and deeper explanations on questions coming from your audience.

[@Falkor82]

I served in the Navy for 20 years. In that time, I've witnessed a lot of good and bad politicians. I have also witnessed some of the best, worst, and most disgusting Presidential actions in history. What I witnessed on 06Jan2021 was nothing less than a President who incited sedition and violence. I witnessed the totality of how the national guard was sent in to violently disperse peaceful protesters last year, while violent insurrectionists were getting selfies with Capital guards as they assaulted the Capital building and murdered a police officer. At no time was a police officer killed during the BLM protests, or even when a few people began rioting. President Trump has never believed in "Law and Order." Trump-loving Conservatives don't give two fracks about "Blue Lives Matter" when they murder a police officer, and can't even walk the walk when they talk about obeying the law. Worse yet, none of those Conservatives give two fracks about my service to this nation where I served to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. By all of their intentions, they were fascist terrorists who committed sedition while taking a dump on everything I swore to protect and defend. May they ALL face charges of treason, and may every Senator who cheered on and enabled those terrorists be equally charged. And may Trump be impeached, dragged in front of a federal judge, and sent to prison with the rest of his lawless family and cowardly White House staff for the rest of their lives.

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

Amen

[@kamcorder3585]

Thank you for your service and thank you for continuing to defend and protect the Constitution

[@nicholascurtis2543]

Are you sure no cop was killed during blm riots? Hmmmmmm 🤨🤔

[@nicholascurtis2543]

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/09/deaths-that-dont-fit-defund-police-narrative/

[@0816M3RC]

@@nicholascurtis2543 Is that seriously all you care about?

[@mauricio.montoya]

In 50 years people are going to take this scandal over Nixon's for history lessons

[@aaronseet2738]

"these 5-volume collection of scandals"

[@altrag]

And well they should. While the casualties and even property damage were small (relative to things like 9/11 or any of the growing number of annual hurricanes and the like), as a symbolic gesture Trump's attack on Congress was the closest the US has come to being a failed experiment since the civil war. It didn't look like much (especially for those trying to find the "good side" of an attempted rebellion) but it _means_ a whole hell of a lot and when all is said and done, the loss of trust in the foundations and institutions of the constitution will outlast the property damage and even the tragic loss of those five lives. It will stain American history for as long as the country exists.

[@funoff3207]

I hope so, then people will stop incessantly adding 'gate' to the end of scandals

[@8523wsxc]

That would be bizarre, quite frankly. Nixon committed far worse crimes than Watergate. He dropped more bombs on Cambodia, a country that the US wasn't even at war with, than the US dropped on Japan during WWII.

[@altrag]

@@8523wsxc And whatever's left of Cambodian history books should rightly slam him for that. But from an American perspective, unilaterally attacking other nations is like.. Tuesday. Attacking their own nation is quite a different beast.

[@scottiejohnson2639]

Thanks brother for informing us on this

[@theamericandemocracyausers513]

I love that the top video suggestion and auto-next-play from this vid is your react to Liar Liar.

[@NukeMarine]

I'm forty-five years old and this year was the first time in my life I even cared about watching Congress verifying and counting electoral votes. Could Trump stop making even the most mundane government functions insanely terrifying FOR FIVE MINUTES!!!

[@jenniferbailey1580]

I’m 42, have a History degree, and was literally trained to watch current news while analyzing it all- especially seeing as I was midway through on 9/11 and the aftermath regularly led to “okay, we’re forgetting the syllabus for a bit and going into the history related to the news...” and I have never more than theoretically cared about what was formalities. I basically practiced watching horrible events and am still exhausted by reality

[@AshofApocalypse]

I’m not even 18 yet. This is literally all I know for how life works. How was life for you when you were 17? I want to know if there is even hope for my life.

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

@@AshofApocalypse this is abnormal. Life can be tough and unfair but if you keep a positive attitude, avoid self destructive habits, treat your family and friends with love, and always make time for doing things that interest you then you will most likely have more ups then downs. News has a tendency to bring world problems into our home but realize that you can always turn it off when you want. Keep your focus on things you can directly influence and practice civic responsibility by voting at all levels. Make peace with the fact that sometimes the majority will disagree with you. Best wishes. Most people are good.

[@freakymoejoe2]

i dont think you need to worry anymore. He finally promised a peaceful transition, didnt he?

[@jenniferbailey1580]

@@AshofApocalypse I was 21 when the world went crazy after the Towers fell and while things weren’t normal for a few years for most of the ensuing time I didn’t have to worry. As a historian with a Psych minor I can say society is able to find a way through a lot

[@TheRealSuperGeeks]

The writers of The West Wing never could never have conceived of what’s happened over the last four years, much less the last 48 hours.

[@johnladuke6475]

They would have rejected it as something so fantastical that it couldn't actually happen.

[@Account.for.Comment]

Never watch the West Wing so I can't criticize them. In 2016, Lindybiege said that it is part of problem with American political understanding. Everything was so glowy, so nice, so holy. On the other hand, the brits had Yes,Minister and The Thick of It (two comedic masterpieces that tell how the systems worked), which tell you what going on and how politicians actually get thing done or thwarted. But disappointedly, the lead writer for the Thick of It said that he cannot write political stuff anymore as the real world is indistinguisable with anything he could write. Plagiarizing real-life.

[@Purpleturtlehurtler]

@@Account.for.Comment "plagiarizing real life" You mean nonfiction?

[@grnmjolnir]

Many saw the political sphere in naive terms like those writers. We are finally waking up

[@Account.for.Comment]

@@Purpleturtlehurtler that is my word. Anything he write now would felt that he ripping off the newspaper. Whereas before, he simply show the craziness behind the scene. Now the craziness is out there for everyone to see and nothing written would be a surprise.

[@TheBaconWizard]

There is a CLEAR issue of mental health at play here, not dementia but Malignant Narcissism.

[@bradlee7875]

It's a shame "being a giant asshole" isn't an excuse to have someone sectioned, we could probably have him thrown out overnight.

[@jacobhayes4085]

If you could impeach politicians for narcissism, we would have no politicians left.

[@MiniiCitrus]

@@jacobhayes4085 depends. Are they maladaptive or adaptive narcissists? A maladaptive narcissist - like many believe Trump is - has characteristics unfit for many jobs let alone the highest office of the land. Adaptive narcissists use their traits in a way that happens to benefit others, relatively speaking. Keep in mind that you can have many narcissistic traits and not be a narcissist, and that just because many of a group seem to have those traits doesn't mean that we can excuse clear cut cases where someone has without question displayed exploitative, entitled and exhibitionist behaviors to abuse others.

[@bradlee7875]

@@MiniiCitrus Real talk - is there legal precedent for removing someone from a government office on the grounds of behavior patterns conforming to maladaptive narcissism? If so, "being a giant asshole" might actually be grounds for impeachment.

[@vwbugoutracing3416]

thanks for the video. keep up the good work.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire

[@Akoalawithshades]

I believe he was referring to religion.

[@yeli985]

@@Akoalawithshades still fits here

[@ghostinthesystem3872]

make 1984 fiction again

[@estacion7386]

The whole murican people xD

[@aazhie]

@@Akoalawithshades Trumpism IS a religion for these people. Look up some of the art they have plastered on Parler, he's like a new messiah!!

[@7inrain]

It must be crazy times when a German - not having any professional interest - watches a 16 minute long lawyer video about one section of an Amendment to the American Constitution.

[@andreaiacco18]

Hey, same here but I'm Italian. And I wasn't even interested in politics until a few months ago. So I agree, these are crazy times.

[@2005RavenR6]

Until germany starts paying the NATO requirement your just scummy washed up nazis.

[@7inrain]

@@2005RavenR6 There already was an agreement in place that Germany will up their defence spending to two percent of the GDP until 2025 and we are on track with that. The pumpkin-faced moron ignored this in order to employ his usual bully tactics. And idiots like you are falling for that stupid rhetoric. BTW: The nazis are now to be found in the U.S. as you could clearly see on the 6th of January. You may want to have a look in the mirror?

[@namelastname218]

@@2005RavenR6 you’re *

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

Australian here.

[@marcellachambre2331]

Dude, you're the best. Thankyou, keep up the good work.

[@justasomeone9586]

I have been binge watching a lot of your videos, and thought I should probably thank you. As a European from a not English speaking country it is very hard to find any information regarding the situation in the USA that is not (excuse my lack of appropriate words) written in duckling shakespearian English... Or laws as it is known otherwise. So yeah, thank you for explaining everything simple enough for us non-lawyers to understand, but still with enough factually correct information to actually gain knowledge. You are appreciated all over the world (I'd say)

[@MrMarinus18]

But also as a European I'm shocked that the US could come this close to becoming a dictatorship and that many still support Trump even though he made a mockery of the US. While no man should be sacred the institutions and it's symbols should be.

[@BenjaminGlatt]

"Four years is a long, long time." Indeed. By my calculations, it's been almost three and a half centuries since Donald Trump took office four years ago.

[@Jesse__H]

Yup. I'm 36 and I'm pretty sure Trump was voted in when I was 25.

[@goonerbear8659]

I was 25 when 2020 started. I'm 43 now.

[@trentladson5668]

YOU ARE RIGHT IT FEEL LIKE IT, CAN'T WAIT FOR JANUARY 20TH 2021

[@blah7983]

Three of those centuries were just 2020 though

[@molliebowling7029]

Feels like its been a time, times, and half a time.

[@samborambo1644]

We’re gonna be unpacking this presidency for the next 50 years.

[@namingisdifficult408]

At the bare minimum

[@KaleunMaender77]

Just like we've been trying so hard to undo Reagan's presidency for the past thirty.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Longer.

[@PTMOFF]

Only 50 years? This will be a case study in so many fields for the rest of the foreseeable human timeline

[@jamespondy0]

Not a whole lot there. Corrupt president Spineless government lackeys Knowledge that he will get away with it all just after 12 pm on January 20th.

[@Chloe-qd5vx]

super helpful and informative video. thanks!

[@tonyballard6668]

I agree with your analysis! keep them coming!!!

[@mikejuice576]

I appreciate you stepping up the frequency of your videos to cover relevant current issues. Thank you!

[@mikepastor.k6233]

By relevant you mean one issue

[@mikejuice576]

@@mikepastor.k6233 Yeah I mean the single most important thing that has happened to our country in over 200 years, that relevance. An insurrection as part of a coup instigated by the sitting President of the United States. Seems pretty "relevant" to me. Personally, I get my news from ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, AP News, Reuters, NewsMax, CNN, NBC News, and Spiegel. I look at every single one every single day to see all of the coverage to understand the truth as well as what the Left and Right are spinning about the truth. In this case, it is obvious for anyone who is open to the truth what happened.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@mikejuice576 is there real proof the president told those protesters to storm the Capital. It was stupid and they are but as far as charging Trump with insurgency. Show me where he actually told them to try to take over the Capital by force..

[@mikejuice576]

@@mikepastor.k6233 Just watch the last 5 videos from LegalEagle. I think he covers the sedition pretty thoroughly. I am not here to argue and try to convince you of something. My comment was a thank you to Legal Eagle. Im out.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@mikejuice576 yer out! Fine, but don't count on anything too much bad, legally happening to Trump, in spite of the non stop rhetoric of your charming legal eagle.

[@junibug6790]

Devin: "At the time of this recording..." Future-Devin: "You rang?"

[@LP-bi4vc]

"Since the siege on the capitol" made me look at this whole situation in a brand new way.

[@claireconover]

we’ve been in so much uncharted territory over the past 4 years...

[@wyattb3138]

We must now get rid of Biden and make Harris president for her entire life time. We’ve suffered enough from those Republicans and it’s time to get rid of their propaganda and incumbents. Harris for life!

[@claireconover]

@@wyattb3138 as glad as I am that biden picked harris, no. I prefer biden over harris. (so no) “we” don’t need to get rid of biden. he will be your president... and with any luck, she’ll run again. maybe this time, she’ll address her problematic stint as a prosecutor a little better.

[@mochithepooh5368]

If he can't be responsible enough to have a twitter, he shouldn't have the power of the most powerful military in the world.

[@britishnerd3919]

It's kinda the other way around, he lost his twitter because he couldnt use it in conjunction with his power as president. I'd argue the tweets Twitter cited as the cause for removal of trump are pretty weak sauce, but its clear they just wanted rid of him. Not to say they didn't have removed him, just that they could have done it ages ago and with better reason than these fairly tame tweets

[@josephcarlino869]

He didn't lose his twitter for breaking any rules, he lost it because twitter disagrees with his politics.

[@MN-yb8un]

@@josephcarlino869 blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension.html

[@owenernst7768]

@@josephcarlino869 go away

[@garyr1934]

Not sure how Twitter bans work but certainly we know he shouldn’t have the platform making a straight lone fir the logic of this post

[@WaitingxInxSilence]

Having the visual of the remaining cabinet members really drove it home.

[@adolfodef]

It also makes it easier to think on the increased importance of the ones that are still in their functions (if the temporary replacements are not allowed to vote the Vice_President´s proposal).

[@nancilane5069]

Excellent explanation. Thank you.

[@moniquequevedo9]

Thank you for explaining.

[@icedmorning7610]

“I’m the president, wheeeee!” -Mike Pence, 2021

[@DavidPerez-ff9hy]

I love the Hamilton reference

[@jmc9137]

@@DavidPerez-ff9hy I'm the general wheeeee!

[@Thedamped]

hah just makes me think it'd be a funny hashtag for removing Trump from office. #Pence2021

[@mactheknife7049]

Sadly? Pence seems to be the speed bump, not the accelerator. And that's the problem with a Section 4 invocation - it's absolutely dependent on there being a Vice President willing to invoke it.

[@FVanth]

If he does become the president, here's hoping he just keeps his head down until Enogeration Day and does pull all the pardoning people are afraid he'll do.

[@allforthenukie]

I never thought Lil Wayne or Kodak Black would be featured names in a video regarding the 25th Amendment, yet here we are.

[@arrowdynamix9763]

It’s more like House of Cards than The West Wing!

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

and its more a political stunt for brownie points than an actual impeachment!

[@dahleno2014]

@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 Or a diversion from other things at play

[@TheAdrift]

Now with 50% more sexual harassment!

[@AnMadadh]

Thanks for the video.

[@moseshorowitz4345]

Seeing as how Trump has filled every post imaginable with "acting" heads, it only seems proper that we have an Acting President.

[@mikelthomas7112]

We do, he is acting like a child. Oh wait that's not what you meant, my bad.

[@XarmenKarshov]

The White House really do be just like a Broadway play, don't it?

[@trueriver1950]

I always thought that "Acting President" should have been Reagan's title. He did a convincing act of playing the Presidential role... Whereas Trump should be described as "Acting Up" as that's what he does all the time

[@randomname1579]

And now he's permanently banned from Twitter

[@Mayhem_Inc]

Though it was a 12 hour band, doesn’t he have his account back

[@AstradTheCynic]

@@Mayhem_Inc that was before, he was just now perma banned.

[@nicka.9057]

Good

[@free_h2o142]

@@AstradTheCynic Oh. Wow

[@cocoabutt1711]

A lot of good that does when he decides to play with the football.

[@m.k.c.5212]

Some people are commenting that these past 4 years have been more crazy than even the writers on The West Wing could come up with. I'd say it's perfectly in line with the plot of the short-lived TV show Brain Dead.

[@johnnyrottenpiss]

"It's a long, long time." I remember when Legal Eagle was staying out of this kind of stuff (though I was sure he had his opinions). Oh, how a mere year-or-so changes things.

[@Willi.am05]

What do you mean? This situation implicates the rule of law. Why would he stay out of this stuff?

[@michaelcross7665]

@@Willi.am05 i believe OP means means that he's avoided showing much political leaning til now

[@alexrydin]

You know Trump done goofed when Legal Eagle has 3 full videos in 4 days.

[@kitwhite2640]

😹😹😹😹 poor Devon prob hasnt slept

[@eken1725]

@@kitwhite2640 his name is Devon? I have watched him since last spring and I have never heard his real name.

[@idalarsen2540]

@@eken1725 Devin, not Devon 😅

[@TheBlokeTheyCallJas]

@@eken1725 Devin James Stone

[@heatherharper7937]

I was just thinking that when this video came up.

[@JJMcCullough]

The sheer logistical hassles of evoking the 25th have always seemed very daunting to me. Like, imagine if Pence and the cabinet marches in to the Oval Office and tells Trump he's evoking the 25th. Who would physically get Trump out of there? Could he just move into a different office in the White House until all the legal challenges were done?

[@Vlasov45]

Nice to see you here JJ. Hello friend. :) I think technically if Pence assumes the powers immediately then he could order the Secret Service to evacuate the president.

[@Keithustus]

That’s easy as Vlasov explained. The harder question is what happens if before Pence transmits the letter if Trump hears of the plan, fires all the secretaries, and appoints his kids as acting ones?

[@brookeault8453]

Yoooo it’s J.J. McCullough! And yes you’re right, I would feel even worse for the white house staff lol.

[@kaitoudark1]

@@Keithustus in that case, Congress would need to make the call. The President cannot fire appointed congressmen and women. That's supposed to be the check/balance in place.

[@edwarddoernberg3428]

i don't think the physical occupancy of the white house is an important issue.

[@zainy_inc154]

Great video man

[@twinkywatkins]

hey men just wanted to let you know i love your content keep it up. hopefully you see this! I have been watching for quite a while. all the love

[@G0DofRock]

"Section 4 has never been invoked before..." Like scout-master Kevin use to say, "There's a first time for everything, son.."

[@jeremyc4811]

That's the reason why we create the thing in the first place, to eventually use it when we need to. Section 4 ain't some random OPM statute, it's literally written into the U.S. Constitution.

[@reyariass]

@@jeremyc4811 I’m amazed by how the founding fathers thought of everything and even made it vague so it could be applied to future events that are somewhat similar, I just want to hug them and say “Thank You, I love you uwu” I’m kidding, ew no, stop.

[@jonasdatlas4668]

As a non-American I'm quite curious to hear an actual lawyer explain this.

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

Boy, are you in luck

[@crapstirrer]

If only it were as easy to resolve as the movies.

[@raider2763]

Your lucky that you don’t have to worry about this

[@BaronSengir1008]

That's what he's here for...

[@vctrsigma]

??? Legal Eagle aka Devon Stone is an "actual" lawyer. It's one of the main purposes of this channel is to have a lawyer explain US law related questions. stonelawdc.com/about Or you just mean you are curious to see the video you just commented on? That seems a bit premature, it isn't that long a video that can't be watched first.

[@m.k.c.5212]

And now, I am talking seriously to my cat about her constant need to throw all the organized paper documents on my desk to the floor.

[@TipTheScales27]

I do hope that he gets impeached. He’d loose the ability to run for office again and would loose his benefits. He’s rich. He can afford his own security on his own dime

[@superduck6456]

No he wouldn’t. That’s not what impeach means.

[@lynettra7818]

i'm down for impeachment too and kicking him out of politics forever. But as for security, let's not forget, Trump is still a president, and thus a "special" member of our society who will need to be protected by our best for life. Sad but true.

[@joncalon7508]

@@lynettra7818 Unless of course that Secret Service agent just decides to "duck for cover" instead of taking the bullet headed for Trump. "oops" while trying to hide a smirk...

[@joncalon7508]

I for sure would like the impeachment just to ensure he's not back in 4 years. Of course, whether he'll be serving time for tax evasion at the hands of New York State or not remains to be seen. But having more than one means to keep this guy from power isn't a bad thing.

[@ErebosGR]

@@joncalon7508 I bet the Trump family is preparing to move to Russia or Saudi Arabia or the UAE to avoid prosecution and wait there until the next Republican president pardons them.

[@VITORB82]

Next Video from Wendover Productions: "the logistics of removing an impeached President by airplane."

[@jamesjpak]

good one !

[@thetwopointslow]

Lol highly underrated comment

[@Zyper_Sebxr]

Hmm. The title will not have airplanes in it. But you know that 50% of the vid will be about it

[@jjones7837]

then ...."by Space X Rocket.

[@mikemiller5637]

😂

[@klutterkicker]

3:19 Is there a single picture of Cheney where he doesn't look like a James Bond villain?

[@kitwhite2640]

Probably not 😹😹😹😹

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

I looked. And literally no. You just made my night.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Even when he's doting over his daughter or talking about his weak heart. Perma-sneer.

[@junibug6790]

Dick Cheney's one of those people whose outward appearence reflects his inner nature. Kind of like a Sith Lord.

[@lilithlaney1759]

Well he basically is a James Bond villian so no. I actually googled his name and couldn't find a single picture where he doesn't bc of this comment and it gave me some much needed laughter.

[@PlatonicVoyeur]

QUESTION: storming the capitol is a felony, right? And people died in the process, right? so... felony murder?

[@bishop51807]

Good, at least someone has been paying attention.

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

Not just felony murder but by inciting an insurrection falls under acts of terrorism.

[@timreeves7963]

@@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly what did trump say that "incited" anyone..I will not hold my breath since he said to peacefully march. It is only on video everywhere

[@normalhuman9260]

So you want all the people that were in blm protests at the courthouse to get felony murder charges as well?

[@PlatonicVoyeur]

@@normalhuman9260 Were they committing a felony or just protesting?

[@devilduckietu]

Can you take a look at the dahlia dippalito case when things calm down? I think it’d be fascinating to hear your opinion and analysis.

[@theemissary1313]

Seems the issue here is whether " unable" to carry out his duties includes "unwilling" to carry out his duties.

[@FulloutPostal]

as a non-us non-lawyer I'd say it doesn't... that's what impeachment is for...

[@brasswing2681]

@@FulloutPostal impeachment is a lot more complicated....

[@lnsflare1]

I mean, even when he was willing to do his presidential duties, he never actually had the ability to.

[@Hossimo]

Can I drink a glass of water or may I drink a glass of water. Doesn't matter if he drink water like a child. I think he was actually always unable.

[@chestersnap]

Only if they spin it as "a fascist dictator can't carry out the duties of a democratic president"

[@DeLorean4]

"Talking about removing the president". I've heard this one before... I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick a football.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Ain't that the truth.

[@donkeydanny2114]

Hey LegalEagle! Can you make a video about the 14th amendment use in this situation? Could be interesting.

[@alexphoenix9208]

I love your channel bro. I'm a musician, but freakin' love your stuff! Rock on my man!

[@naibakie8519]

I notice you're talking faster now... I guess everyone's worried something ELSE will have happened by the end of the video.

[@FVanth]

He's running out of time before YT will make him insert an ad.

[@lisaahmari7199]

Great comment!😅

[@Gondarth]

So like Trump getting banned on Twitter?

[@Haan22]

@@Gondarth *LegalEagle*: God Damn It!

[@Havron]

@@Haan22 bruh I keep trying to reply to your comment but I can't figure out how you got literal asterisks without making the text bold

[@Crocogator]

As a Canadian who isn't familiar with US Constitutional studies: "lol discharge his duties"

[@ZhangtheGreat]

You said "duty" *giggles like a 1st grader*

[@30noir]

In other parts of the world where 'duty' is pronounced correctly, we laugh at Americans on this point.

[@daviddong6650]

@@30noir How do other parts of the world pronounce it? "Du'y"?

[@argo12]

@@daviddong6650 more like "doody". Hence the childish giggling. That said, I often giggle and make the "you said doody" comment myself. :D

[@ShroudedWolf51]

This phrase isn't exclusive to the US constitution and it's not as if you live in a non-English speaking nation.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

As an Australian, can I just say that it's a pretty good idea to have a law somewhere on the books that lets you change the leader whenever he/she starts dropping the ball? There was a time there when replacing the Prime Minister was basically the national pastime.

[@markcdespain]

Thank you. Do you have insight on use of the 14th amendment?

[@Jan_Koopman]

"The 25th Amendment had several sections, the *first* of which is section *3*." Ah, yes, algebruh.

[@durnsidh6483]

Look, these people are politicians not mathematicians, they have aids do that kind of stuff.

[@IlyaKokoev]

Probably section 1 and 2 might be technical or reversed sections

[@lhfirex]

I think section 1 and 2 are basically "here's what this amendment is" and then "here's the Apple terms of service."

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@lhfirex "This is the 25th amendment, of all the amendments, this is the one that happened 25th. It came after the 24th, and if the 26th had happened before it, it would have been called the 25th and this the 26th. The 27th is way off... Hey, Alan, do you think we've hit the word count yet?"

[@robbybevard8034]

The first two sections are short single sentences that just explain what it is. 3 and 4 are much longer and get into specifics and details and different possibilities and legalities. SECTION 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. SECTION 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

I had the thought this morning, seeing more Cabinet members and acting Cabinet members resigning is that they aren't "rats abandoning a sinking ship" as has been thought by a few, but an attempt to avoid being drawn into the 25th Amendment possibility. In other words, if they aren't there, they can't be made to respond to it.

[@tophers3756]

This is it exactly. Just like everything else they do, his cronies act out of self interest. What's good for Americans isn't the first or second consideration when making a decision.

[@Ockerlord]

Which is exactly why they are rats abandoning a sinking ship.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

@@tophers3756 It also means they dodge the whole "loyalty to Trump" issue.

[@krh6239]

Everything the Trump croonies do has like 10 different reasons and none of then good.

[@justjoking5252]

Taking some heat for being a rat is infinitely better than being thrown into a furnace for your potential decision in the 25th amendment. Absolutely selfish, but honestly the backlash otherwise from either side would be immense.

[@juliannahernandez1193]

Thank you! :)

[@PrNycTina1091]

this dude having the slamming door sound effect for every headline that comes up got me thinking someone's slamming doors in my house xD

[@saxojon]

"The 25th amendment have several sections, the first of which is section three" is pretty funny...

[@michaelschweigart3517]

I didn't get it

[@personwhoexists6104]

@@michaelschweigart3517 The first section logically should be section 1

[@blazethebassman6335]

I had a giggle

[@krissp8712]

Did they repeal the first two or something? Edit: apparently it's the lines of succession for the president (sec1) and vicep (sec2) and don't need to be invoked. So I guess what Mr Stone meant was that sec3 is the first section that can be invoked

[@saxojon]

@@krissp8712 Yeah, the first section relevant to these circumstances is section three.

[@meifung7682]

Man I just wanna stop living through historical events this is so stressful

[@EdPMur]

Yep haha

[@driftingdruid]

give it 15 years or so, kids will ask you "How did you live through that?" while staring amazed up at you like you're a hero

[@wendy645]

So true!!

[@Jesse__H]

I'm happy to struggle through ... as long as the bulk of the bad stuff is behind us 🤞🤞🤞

[@NoriMori1992]

This is why "May you live in interesting times" is a curse. I always understood that academically, but it's only in the last year that I understand it emotionally.

[@lucahockey1117]

Can you do a video on Ted 2 for legal realism when it comes to the court case in the movie? That would be a fun video to watch

[@michaelgorilla9910]

So basically it come down to what does congress determine to be “unable”, and can the president be impeached just because congress thinks he could and would incite more violence.

[@beckyelliott2871]

The violence President Trump could incite would occur when “We the People “ discovered the CRIMES that have been committed by Congress over MANY years against us!

[@Shireke01]

@@beckyelliott2871 conveniently those crimes come to light when the president wants to become a dictator after losing and election and not the 4 years preceding that