By Harold Pease, Ph.D.
Democrats trapped themselves with White House resident Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. She is more unpopular than he and neither is presently electable without cheating surpassing the scale of what they did in 2020. That they are in deep trouble is becoming more obvious as the House Oversight Committee pours out evidence that a Biden crime family exists and Biden is guilty of bribery and likely treason. Democrats have no one with a national audience in the wings except possibly Michelle Obama less than a year before the next presidential election. They do not want their man impeached as that will bring shame and national attention to both crimes mentioned and destroy their party but despite enormous pressure for Biden to resign or at least not run in 2024, he refuses. Still, his corruption as exposed has made him an extremely serious liability.
Republicans do not want to impeach Biden either. They have him right where they want him. Never destroy an enemy in the process of destroying itself. They are having a field day watching him do so. Their impeachment inquiry could last until November 5, 2024. Republicans have no incentive to slow or stop the incriminating evidence flowing out against Biden because they know it exposes Barack Obama and the entire Deep State as well. But they have a second reason for not hurrying the process. Only 16% of Republicans still believe that Biden was elected without cheating therefore he is not the “real” president—it was a Coup d’état. Impeaching him suggests he rightfully held the office. How can you impeach someone never really elected—he only stole the office?
Thus far Biden has not used Section 3 of Amendment 25 to declare himself temporarily unfit for office. It reads, “Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate [currently Patty Murray of Washington, since January 3, 2023] and the Speaker of the House of Representatives [currently Mike Johnson from Louisiana, since October 25, 2023] his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President [Kamala Harris] as Acting President.”
If Biden refuses to declare himself unfit for office but is viewed unfit by those serving with him, Section 4 of Amendment 25 allows Vice President Harris and those serving with him to do so for him. It reads: “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 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.” Thus far Congress has not provided any other body to make this declaration.
Biden has shown no interest in declaring himself unfit thus is running out the clock, Harris and et. may have to do so for him. This would advantage the Democrat Party as it forces his ouster without a Senate trial establishing guilt or innocence for either bribery or treason and the Deep State media would cease any coverage of these transgressions as though they never happened.
Later, should Biden again consider himself fit to resume his duties he simply writes these two office holders again with “his written declaration that no inability exists,” [and he] resume[s] “the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro 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. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.”
There exists no time limit in the Amendment for the removed president to prove his ability to govern so Harris would remain Acting President, unless successfully challenged through the remainder of the Biden term as described. She would never be the President unless she ran for the office in 2024, perhaps against a reinstated Biden. But her own party does not want her and her office as vice president would never be filled while the competency of the president was in question. Biden, under the stigma of poor health during his first term, would not be electable to his own party.
A year from now Donald Trump will be the existing president even if not inaugurated until January 20, 2025. Michelle remains my best guess for the Democrat contender because of the above and name recognition, coupled with a black “woman” Michelle ousting another black woman Kamala does not violate any Democrat Party ethos as would a white, male Gavin Newsome. Still, Michelle cannot successfully compete with the far more powerfully emerging Trump and all the now known, and yet to be revealed Barack Obama Administration corruption from now till then. Even the New York Times admits Trump is ahead in 5 of the 6 battle ground states. No one will pay much attention to Harris as the “Acting President.” It is my view that neither Biden or Harris will have full terms as president. This even more so if the irrefutably evidence Trump will be presenting in his J6 trial shows that Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Biden and Harris were engaged in the 2020 Coup d’état and thus treason.
Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. Newspapers have permission to publish this column. To read more of his weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org Column # 740
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