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The President is Not Demented

17 Wednesday Jan 2018

Posted by crosbysamuel in Articles, Uncategorized

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25th amendment, alzheimer's, cognitive, dementia, exam, impeach, mental, Politics, presidential physician, trump, unfit

Trump apparently requested that his presidential physician perform a cognitive exam on him during his annual physical exam. The exam used was the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which is used to test for Alzheimer’s and dementia. The President received a perfect score, indicating that he is free of dementia. This result contradicts some recent speculation. Though some have questioned the rigor of the test, it has done its job. It has armed Trump against attacks on his mental fitness, and made removal via the 25th amendment much less likely.

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What to do about Trump’s Mental Health?

03 Wednesday Jan 2018

Posted by crosbysamuel in Articles, Uncategorized

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25th amendment, dementia, Politics, removal, trump, water

This article from the Atlantic takes a close look at President Trump’s mental health, and the inability of our legal system to deal with a cracked President. Over the past year there has been a lot of speculation as to the President’s capacity, and even calls to utilize the 25th amendment to remove the President should he prove mentally unfit. The President’s tweets (such as the recent one about his ‘nuclear button’), his speech, and even the manner by which he takes a drink of water are all seen as indicators of his lack of mental capacity. But should this speculation prove to be accurate, and Trump actually suffers from some sort of dementia, it seems there is little that can be done. The 25th amendment is the usual mechanism for removing an unfit president, but that requires that the President’s cabinet declare him unfit, and that 2/3 of Congress vote to remove him. That make it an arguably higher standard than impeachment. Therefore, if Trump (continues to) prove himself unfit, it may be that impeachment is still the worried citizen’s best bet.

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