{"id":99392,"date":"2024-07-22T10:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T10:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/republicans-want-joe-biden-to-quit-now-can-he-be-forced-to-leave\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T10:02:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T10:02:05","slug":"republicans-want-joe-biden-to-quit-now-can-he-be-forced-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/republicans-want-joe-biden-to-quit-now-can-he-be-forced-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans want Joe Biden to quit now – can he be forced to leave?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Biden has announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race – but will continue in post for the rest of his term. <\/p>\n

After succumbing to pressure from within his own party to abandon his re-election bid, he now faces a chorus from Republicans who argue that he should resign from the job of president right away.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Democrats are discussing who should replace Mr Biden on the ticket<\/a><\/strong>, and how they should be chosen<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Follow latest: Donations surge after Biden quits<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Republican House speaker Mike Johnson and senior Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik are among those calling for Mr Biden to go immediately<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“If Joe Biden can’t run for re-election, he is unable and unfit to serve as president of the United States,” Ms Stefanik said. “He must immediately resign.”<\/p>\n

Some in Republican circles have floated the idea of using the 25th Amendment to force Mr Biden out of office, though it appears unlikely that this will be effective.<\/p>\n

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Biden quits White House race: How did we get here?<\/span>
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What is the 25th Amendment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever a president is, for any reason, unable to carry out their duties, the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution can be invoked.<\/p>\n

The amendment states that a president who knows they are or will be unable to perform the duties of office can notify Congress.<\/p>\n

This is usually if a president is to undergo a surgical operation where they will be unconscious.<\/p>\n

The vice president then becomes the acting president until the president sends another notice to declare he is once again able to do the job.<\/p>\n

Read more:
Inside Biden’s historic decision to drop out<\/a>
How Joe Biden’s campaign unravelled<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Can it be used to remove a president by force?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, but it has never been done.<\/p>\n

The fourth section of the amendment lays out what happens if the president becomes unable to discharge his duties but does not transfer power.<\/p>\n

It states that the vice president and the majority of the cabinet would have to declare the president unfit to lead.<\/p>\n

They would then send a letter to the House speaker and president pro tempore – the second-highest ranking official in the Senate – saying so. The vice president then becomes acting president.<\/p>\n

What about impeachment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As readers will remember from the last time Donald Trump was president, there is also the option of impeachment to remove a sitting commander in chief.<\/p>\n

However despite efforts to do so, the Republicans failed in their long-shot attempt to seek impeachment of Mr Biden and it remains to be seen if they will resurrect such a drive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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