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| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a press conference at the Washington Capitol on the 7th (local time) and urged Vice President Mike Pence to immediately invoke Article 25 of the Amendment to drive out President Donald Trump regarding the invasion of Congress. © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Dongmyeong Woo |
While discussions on impeachment of President Donald Trump are underway regarding the intrusion of the US Capitol in Washington DC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democratic California) urged Democrats on the 9th (local time) to prepare for a return to Washington DC next week.
According to the US Congressional magazine The Hill, in a letter to Democrats, Pelosi gathered opinions from lawmakers on how to respond to the congressional invasion that occurred on the 6th. “We will hold a meeting with lawmakers and constitutional experts.” Said. He added, “Please prepare to return to Washington this week.”
Earlier, Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives almost unanimously expressed their stance in favor of the impeachment of President Trump during an hour-long video conference the previous day (8th). In addition, Congressman Ted Liu (Democrat), who drafted the draft impeachment bill, announced on Twitter that he would propose an impeachment bill and introduce the impeachment provisions at the House meeting held on the 11th.
In his letter, Pelosi said in his letter that the lawmakers had sworn in office to defend democracy. Pointed out.
Earlier, Democrats and some Republican lawmakers have expressed support for Vice President Mike Pence and other cabinet members invoking the 25th Amendment to dismiss President Trump out of concern that Trump may promote more violence during the rest of his term. .
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| Police are arresting supporters of US President Donald Trump who broke into the Washington Capitol on the 6th (local time). © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Dongmyeong Woo |
Pelosi also threatened to pursue impeachment if Vice President Pence did not invoke Article 25 of the Amendment. The Hill cited a source familiar with the White House, saying that Vice President Pence is known to have an opposition to the invocation of Article 25 of the Amendment.
However, some lawmakers feared that the impeachment push could deepen the divide in the United States, and they said they expected Joe Biden to persuade Pelosi not to pursue the impeachment of President Trump.
Article 25 of the Amendment contains regulations on the inability to perform duties and succession of the President. Paragraph 4 requires the vice president to take over the authority as soon as the vice president and a majority of the cabinet or a majority of ministers submit a written statement to the parliamentary leadership stating that the president is unable to perform his duties and duties.
In particular, if the president does not want to withdraw from his position, the congress can dismiss the president with a two-thirds vote. As for Article 25 of the Amendment, the position of the Vice President is important, and two-thirds or more must be voted in both houses, so the possibility of dismissing President Trump through this provision is slim.
In addition, impeachment is a system in which high-ranking public officials such as the President, who are difficult to disciplinary or punish through normal judicial procedures, or judges with legal status, who commit an offense, are punished or dismissed through the prosecution of the Congress.
When a request for impeachment of the President is raised, the House of Representatives conducts a related investigation and passes the proposal for impeachment to the Senate with a re-majority agreement, and the Senate proceeds with an impeachment trial and votes. The presidential impeachment bill is passed with the approval of more than two-thirds of 100 members of the Senate. When the impeachment bill is passed, the vice president immediately succeeds to the presidency.