What were the arguments used by those in Congress and in the media to remove President Trump in the last two weeks of his tenure?

Discussion 2: Invoking the 25th Amendment

Activity for Assessment: The election is over, and a new president has been sworn in. Regardless of how we might individually feel about this outcome, one thing is for certain, we are divided as a country. For this discussion, we are going to look at the most recent calls for removing President Trump in his final weeks, via impeachment or the 25th Amendment. Specifically, we are analyzing the 25th Amendment, as a tool to remove the president. (Keep in mind, we are looking at this academically, and not as a way to bash President Trump. I know it can easily devolve into an argument between those who do and do not support President Trump. Let us keep in mind this is an academic setting.)

Watch and read the following video and article. Please feel free to do other research on this topic as necessary. Then, answer the
questions below.
A. Calls grow for Pence to use 25th Amendment—- https://www.cbsnews.com/video/calls-grow-for-pence-to-use-25th-amendment-to-remove-trump-from-office/#x
B. What is the 25th Amendment and how does it work? —–https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/919400859/what-happens-if-the-president-is-incapacitated-the-25th-amendment-charts-a-cours
QUESTIONS
1.) What is the purpose of the 25th Amendment? How did it come about?
2.) Historically, how has it been used and why is it an important safeguard for the Office of the Presidency?
3.) What were the arguments used by those in Congress and in the media to remove President Trump in the last two weeks of his tenure? Do you feel these arguments were valid? Why or why not?
4.) What is the difference between impeachment and the 25th Amendment? In what circumstances should each be used?
5.) Unfortunately, we have been living through many events that will be in our history books in the future. As a young person, voter, potential voter, etc, what are your thoughts on how we can heal from the division in our country?

Discussion Directions
1. Must be a minimum of 405words. The word count does not include your required works cited.
2. Use MLA 8.
3. If articles or video sources are given to you to read or research for a discussion, you must cite them as sources when completing your initial posting. You must also cite anything else used.
4. Wikipedia is NEVER an acceptable source as it is not academic in nature. Neither is Pop Sugar, About.com, etc.

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