Unable : the law, politics, and limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment /
Since the election of President Donald Trump, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution - covering presidential incapacity - has been a frequent topic of public discussion. But few understand how this amendment really works. Unable : The Law, Politics, and Limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fift...
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a Unable : |b the law, politics, and limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment / |c Brian C. Kalt |
260 | |a New York, NY : |b Oxford University Press, |c 2019 | ||
300 | |a viii, 213 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
505 | 0 | |a I. How Section 4 works -- Section 4 basics -- Correcting a few misconceptions -- Trickier questions -- II. History : fact and fiction -- Presidential disability before Section 4 -- Section 4 : creation, evolution, and approval -- Presidential inability since 1967 -- Section 4 in fiction -- III. Section 4 in "practice" -- Section 4's simple core -- Tough calls -- The four-day wait -- Other questions -- Don't just sit there, do something! -- IV. Section 4 in theory -- Section 4 and constitutional law -- Improving Section 4 | |
520 | 8 | |a Since the election of President Donald Trump, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution - covering presidential incapacity - has been a frequent topic of public discussion. But few understand how this amendment really works. Unable : The Law, Politics, and Limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment explains, in Part I, the basics of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, especially Section 4, correcting common misconceptions, and resolving some of its ambiguities. Part II explores history: presidential disability before Section 4; the creation of Section 4 in 1965; the (non)use of Section 4 since then; and Section 4's portrayal in movies, books, and television. Part III presents a series of hypothetical scenarios that dramatize how Section 4 would work - or not work - in a wide variety of situations. Part IV concludes with some thoughts on how Section 4 interacts with constitutional law more generally, and some suggestions on how to improve Section 4's operation. Unable is designed to educate and inform the public about Section 4 and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in an even-handed and accessible way, allowing readers to judge for themselves whether presidents - past and present - were or are fit to serve in office | |
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