Thread by @awprokop

The "25th Amendment legislation" Pelosi references would need to be passed over President Trump's veto, meaning the threshold for success (2/3 of both houses) would actually be higher than for impeachment

I wrote about Raskin's 25th amendment bill last year. Though it might make sense as a reform idea, it makes no sense as a crisis response

vox.com/2020/10/9/2150…

The bill Pelosi is referring to would not invoke the 25th Amendment. It would set up a commission that — if Mike Pence agreed — would invoke the amendment.

So the bill itself still wouldn't get around the Pence problem, even if it somehow became law

https://twitter.com/Mizhakwad14/status/1347677546423472133

Basically, the 25th Amendment says that Pence and *either* of the following: (A) a majority of principal officers of executive departments, or (B) some "other body created by Congress," could strip the president of his powers.

The bill would create B. But still needs Pence.