Whether he is a lawless jefe or demented bull in a China shop, either way, leaving Trump unsupervised is clearly dangerous to the nation. Tribe hopes that Trump's impeachment for the former reason will be the governing issue of the 2018 election. But any plausibly foreseeable outcome in the Senate races would still likely leave as a bridge too far the 2/3 supermajority required for Senate conviction upon impeachment by the House. Trump's own appointees in the executive branch, who are largely drawn from an extreme plutocratic outpost on the political spectrum, are themselves not up to the task of performing adult supervision as long as Trump's favors keep flowing to the 1%. Tribe might therefore consider a remedy contained in the Constitution, Article 25(4) as a more achievable and suitable goal. This provision empowers Congress to create, by simple legislation, "a body" responsible for determining whether a "President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
Trump's totally pointless on-camera testimony suggesting his attempted bribery of Comey, on top of the daily Trump phenomenon that the nation has experienced as unhinged from reality or self-discipline, is a tipping point raising questions about Trump's aging mental powers. This question should be formally scrutinized by a competent "body" of behavioral and other experts which the Constitution contemplates for such situations. A "climate of fear and paranoia appears to have taken root in his White House" which prevents Pence and the cabinet from fulfilling this duty. Another institutional solution is needed now . This boomer may be bonkers.
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An earlier version of this article was published at NoC and Counterpunch.
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