On its face the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution seems pretty straightforward. If a president is rendered incapable of carrying out the duties of the office, the vice president takes over – perhaps just temporarily, if the president’s condition is temporary.
But there is a fundamental flaw in the 25th Amendment, says popular radio host and novelist John Batchelor.
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In his 1994 novel, called Father’s Day, Batchelor imagines what would happen if the 25th Amendment resulted in a constitutional crisis. And in today’s political climate it’s not hard to see how this could happen.
Although this interview is 30 years old it still feels very timely and relevant.
So here now, from 1994, John Batchelor.
John Batchelor will be 77 next month. He is currently heard on Eye On The World on CBS Radio.