16 Jun 2022 2:08 pm
I think you're wrong. I believe it would be eminently possible to get 2/3 of the Senate and the House to go along with it, especially after they see how badly the party gets trounced in November. There's no question the Democrats do NOT want Biden to run again, but it would be difficult for them to keep the re-nomination away from him IF he lives up to his words and chooses to run again. It would be far easier for them to also dump Harris if Biden isn't also standing in the way.Skans » 16 Jun 2022, 1:06 pm » wrote: ↑ No, that's not going to work. Congress cannot pass a law on its own without the President signing off, or getting a veto proof super majority. That veto-proof super majority isn't going to happen. A simple majority has never been used to pass a law without the president's signature. That's why I glazed over that part of what the 25th Amendment says - our discussion will just get bogged down in something that simply isn't going to happen.
Now, if the Constitution said something like "...or as a resolution passed by majorities in both chambers of Congress...", I'd agree with your interpretation. However, it clearly says "BY LAW", and we both know there are only two ways for laws to get passed.
I'm sure the constitutional scholars will clarify the question for us within the next few months as November draws nearer.