Posted by
TBREID on Saturday, October 17, 2009 4:37:14 PM
http://ia301520.us.archive.org/2/items/gov.uscourts.cacd.435591/gov.uscourts.cacd.435591.81.0.pdf
Article II of the Constitution sets the Eligibility requirements to be President "Natural Born" Obvious. But Article 1.6 (Remember this is the founding fathers language) addresses removal, death, incapacitation, resignation, or inability to discharge the Powers and duties of the office it will devolve on the Vice President.(replaced by the 25th amendment) Could one NOT make a successful argument, that since this case is this far and the POTENTIAL exists that Obama was in fact NEVER legally eligible to serve that he is either incapacitated or lacks the ability to discharge the duties? Because if he is determined to be holding the Office ILLEGALLY, would not all that he has done, signed etc. etc. become Null and Void? Under the 25th Amendment, again, considering the case in Federal Court going forward, would it not be prudent, heck the obligation of the VP and a majority of the cabinet to declare the President unable to discharge his duties, and Biden become Acting President until this mess is sorted out finally and officially with certainty. And for the record, I would feel this way and want to know the answers to this if it was a Republican,
I do hope that there is a Constitutional Law Expert amongst us who can reply.
Thanks,
Tom Reid