Thread by @didikins4life

140,000 new cases of #Covid19 just today. 1300 deaths from COVID-19 just today. The forecast by scientists & medical professionals is grim.We haven’t heard anything from our national leaders. All this Lame Duck administration cares about is futilely fighting to retain power. 1/14

We cannot wait until January 21 to address the most serious health crisis in 100 years.We cannot just let our fellow Americans,our family,friends,co-workers get sick,many seriously and some will die.We cannot just accept this because of norms, when Trump eschews norms daily.2/14

In normal times it would be a real danger to leave an unhinged, bitter, malignant narcissist and sociopath in power for months as we wait patiently for a welcome change. But now, it is deadly. Now, it is unthinkable to follow that process. 3/14
#COVID19

Trump must be removed from office immediately and Pence pressured to leave as well. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris need to take over to finally devise a national strategy to control the unchecked and growing pandemic. We owe this to our brave frontline heroes. 4/14 #COVID19

The vehicle provided to us to accomplish this is the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. The Washington Post explains the basis and procedure for such an action. This is a National Emergency and it is a threat to every single American family. washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump… 5/14

The President’s oath of office calls for him/her to protect the American people from all enemies foreign and domestic. He must defend the homeland. He must follow his oath. Who doubts that this president is incapable and uninterested in doing so? 6/14
#COVID19

Trump not only ignored the Coronavirus, he facilitates it’s seeding and spreading. He encourages the American people to ignore medical advice; he spreads conspiracy theories and threatens the experts in epidemiology that dare to contradict him. 7/14 #COVID19 #DrFauci

The (25th) amendment refers to a president who is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." 8/14 #25thAmendmentNow #COVID19

“This language does not specifically refer to mental or physical factors as the source of the inability, and thus allows removal of a president whose incompetence results from other reasons — including a failure of temperament, ideology or ability.” (WaPo) 9/14 #25thAmendmentNow

“The amendment explicitly authorizes Congress to create a "body" that, together with the vice president, is responsible for informing Congress that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. “ (WaPo) 10/14 #25thAmendmentNow #COVID19

“There is no requirement that medical professionals serve in that body. It may consist of whomever Congress chooses.” (WaPo) 11/14 #25thAmendmentNow #COVID19

“But I mean incompetent in a political sense, not a mental sense. By politically incompetent, I mean incompetent to exercise the powers of the presidency in a way that meets the approval of the president's party as well as the opposing party. “ (WaPo) 12/14 #25thAmendmentNow

“This could be because the president's values fall outside the mainstream (either they have changed while in office or he concealed them while running for office);” (WaPo) 13/14 #25thAmendmentNow #COVID19

THIS IS THE TICKET>> “He lacks the interest or attention span to inform himself about issues; or he lacks management abilities and is unable to govern effectively. “ (WaPo) 14/14 #25thAmendmentNow #COVID19