House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday announced legislation that would create an independent commission to help determine how and when to remove presidents from office “to ensure stability and continuity of government” in the event they are not fit to continue serving.
“This is not about President Trump. He will face the judgment of the voters. But he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents,” she said at a press conference on Friday. “A president’s fitness must be determined by science and facts.”
Co-sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who introduced a previous version of the legislation in 2017, the bill would establish a bipartisan Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office that could weigh in in the event of a presidential crisis.
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