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Mark Pocan: “Sections one to three [of the 25th Amendment] are pretty…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 65 – Just what is the 25th Amendment with Norman Ornstein

Published | Video Starts at 12:05

Congress doesn't easily do something that's a hypothetical or anything that has long term implications now. They don't do much of anything thanks to the people in charge. So Sections one to three [of the 25th Amendment] are pretty straightforward. Is that fair to say? Yeah. And, you know, it's mostly the, let's face it, the core of this was making sure that there was a process available to have a Vice President if there were a vacancy in that office. (12:05–12:09)

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