The only thing more fun than watching the debate last night, and the sob fest on CNN after the debate, is reading the mourning reviews. Joe Biden has become an overnight sensation, for all the wrong reasons. There is no way to spin this away and even less chance of Joe beating Donald Trump in November. That begs the question: “What to do now?”
Joe could decide to withdraw from the election. First, someone must convince Joe. Second, and more importantly, someone must convince Jill Biden. Technically Joe could be replaced by the DNC as the nominee at the convention, but there are challenges. One is that this would not necessarily remove his name from the ballot in states where he has already been chosen to be the nominee by primary election or caucus unless he conveniently dies. There are certain to be at least some people praying to the God they don’t believe in to guide Joe Biden to a prompt journey to the afterlife.
The other way is the 25th Amendment.
If the 25th Amendment is invoked Kamala Harris becomes President immediately. Yet if the 25th Amendment is not invoked, Joe continues as President, after demonstrating to the entire world, on live TV, why that would be a bad idea.
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution – Wikipedia
Section 1: If Joe dies or resigns, Kamala Harris become President.
Section 2: If something happens to Kamala Harris, then Joe must nominate a Vice President who must be approved by both Houses of Congress. Fun.
Section 3: Joe Biden sends the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a written declaration that he is unable to discharge the duties and powers of his office. In that case Kamala Harris becomes “Acting President.” Joe could rescind this later and retain office.
Section 4: The vice president and cabinet members may provide a written declaration to the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that Joe Biden is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Kamala Harris becomes Acting President. But congress must go in session within 48 hours and within twenty-one days determine by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. If they don’t vote to approve, Joe becomes President again. Even more fun.
Perhaps the biggest challenge will be to get the American people to trust those who put the country in this position. That includes all the current Democratic members of congress, all the leaders in the DNC, and the MSM which openly covered up the obvious problems with Joe Biden. Why would anyone expect people who have demonstrated such a complete lack of trust by ignoring the obvious to respond to this situation with logic and common sense in the best interests of the nation?
I can only safely predict that the people who brought us this mess will never even consider doing the right thing, for the right reason, and put the country first. That simply is not in their DNA. This would be hysterically funny, except that there is absolutely nothing funny about a President of the United States who is not only incapable of doing his job, but he has also become the laughingstock of the entire world. Democrats and their fawning supporters in the MSM may not be able to figure out what to do, but our enemies are watching closely, and it would be no shock if one or more of them seized the day.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we conspire to deceive.”
Walter Scott, in his poem “Marmion”
TDM