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25th Amendment
Next Debate Cancelled
Kidnapping Plot Overthrown
Trump Denounces Court-Packing
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The 25th Amendment
Pelosi, Democrats Introducing Bill to Create Commission on 'Presidential Capacity'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) announced a bill to create a "Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office" that would possibly attempt to invoke the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to enable Congress to "help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office in the Executive Branch of government."
. . . According to the Constitution, Section 4 of the 25th Amendment allows Congress to come up with a body to declare whether a president is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
"In emergency situations, Congress could pass a concurrent resolution requiring the Commission to examine the President, determine his/her ability to execute the powers and duties of the office, and report its findings to Congress. If presidential incapacity exists, the Vice President would immediately assume the role of Acting President," said Raskin's office in a news release.
Raskin, without providing a reason, claimed that the "25th Amendment was adopted 50 years ago, but Congress has never set up the body it calls for to determine presidential fitness in the event of physical or psychological incapacity," while adding, "Now is the time to do it."
The move, along with Pelosi's comments, represents an escalation in Democrats' rhetoric that the 25th Amendment needs to be involved because Trump is incapable of leading. The long-shot move may also be designed to raise doubts about Trump's leadership with just weeks to go before the Nov. 3 election or an attempt to derail the Senate confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, scheduled for later in October.
According to Raskin, the body will include the "Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader each select one physician and one psychiatrist to serve on the Commission."
"Additionally, each party selects a retired statesperson (e.g., former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Attorneys and Surgeons General, Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury) to serve. The 10 appointed members then select an 11th member, who acts as the Chair of the Commission," it said.
"Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President," according to the section in the Constitution.
However, according to the Constitution, only Vice President Mike Pence can trigger the involuntary removal of Trump. If the president challenges Pence's move, then he would have to gain the support of the majority of Trump's cabinet as well as a supermajority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress can also form a body approved "by law" to agree that "the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office," according to the Constitution.
(The Epoch Times) Read more.
- Father God, today we wrap Section 4 of the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in the Blood of the Lamb. Lord God, to find that ANY President is unfit to serve his office due to any kind of disability is a most serious matter. We ask that this latest attack by the Democratic Party against President Trump be thwarted, and we once again ask You to forgive Ms. Pelosi and all of her cohorts for their sin. In Your Name we pray, amen.
- "He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans." (Job 5:12)
"When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19)
Next Debate Cancelled
Second presidential debate canceled by organizers
The second presidential debate, scheduled for next Thursday between President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was canceled Friday by its organizers.
The Commission on Presidential Debates, which runs the event, originally decided to make it a virtual, town hall style event after Trump tested positive last week for the coronavirus.
However, the president declined earlier this week to participate in a virtual event, which was followed by the cancellation.
. . . "It is now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CPD will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22."
The next debate will take place at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Both candidates have agreed to participate in that debate.
The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments. The topics for the six segments will be selected and announced by the moderator, Kristen Welker of NBC News, at least one week before the debate.
(Just the News) Read more here.
- Father God, we thank You for the wisdom demonstrated by our President in turning down the invitation to participate in a virtual debate. That forum would have left too much in doubt. We look forward to the final debate, now scheduled to take place on October 22, and we pray now into that next step. In Your Name, amen.
- "The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16)
Kidnapping Plot Overthrown
Grand Rapids, according to news reports. Six men were arrested by the FBI on Wednesday and charged with attempting to kidnap the governor, while seven others tied to the scheme were arrested and charged with state terrorism threats targetting law enforcement officers.
Whitmer has thanked law enforcement for foiling the plot but criticized President Trump for inciting violence.
"Last week, the president of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups," Whitmer, a Democrat, said during a Thursday news conference. "Stand back and stand by, he told them."
Since early 2020, the six men -- Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta -- had been allegedly plotting to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home before Nov. 3, according to the Detroit Free Press. The men had been in communication on social media and met in the basement of a vacuum store in Grand Rapids.
. . . The FBI proceeded to track the militia group for the next two months until last week, when Fox and the others in his group met up in Ypsilanti on Wednesday to buy explosives so they could blow up a bridge near Whitmer's vacation house in order to keep police away. Agents were waiting to arrest the men when they arrived.
If the men are convicted, they could face life sentences.
(Fox News) Read more.
> > > See also:
Attorney General Bill Barr calls Whitmer kidnap plot 'abhorrent' - Fox News
- Father God, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, we tear down every word spoken against President Trump that is misconstruing his statement about the violence that took place two years ago in Charlottesville, Viriginia. We thank You, Lord, that President Trump has spoken out forcefully many times against the white supremicist movements in our country. We cancel those words by Governor Whitmer, and we release her and speak forgiveness in Your Name, amen.
- "Father, forgive her, for she knows not what she does." (Luke 23:34)
(For President Trump) "Touch not the Lord's anointed, and do My prophets no harm, saith the Lord." (1 Chronicles 16:22)
Trump Denounces Court-Packing
Trump blasts Biden over silence on court-packing question
President Trump ripped Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during an exclusive interview on "Hannity" Thursday after the former vice president refused yet again to say whether he'd support efforts to add more seats to the Supreme Court.
Trump spoke out hours after Biden said during a campaign stop in Phoenix that he would reveal his position on court-packing "when the election is over."
"I think what he said was so disrespectful to the process and to the people," Trump told host Sean Hannity. "But what that means, really, is that they're going to do it, because obviously, that means 100 percent that's what they're going to do. They're going to end the filibuster and they're going to do things that you wouldn't have thought."
Republican lawmakers have vowed to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election. Barrett was nominated to fill the seat vacated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following her death in September. Trump has warned that top Democrats would move to "pack" the court with progressive judges in order to prevent a conservative majority.
"If they ever got in, day one, this would be the first move they make, [to] end the filibuster -- the nuclear option, as they call it -- and they will do that," the president said. "Not a week will go by, probably not a day will go by."
- We agree with our President on this critical matter, and we apply the Blood of the Lamb and the blood of the Huguenot martyrs against this scheme. In Your Name, amen.
- "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." (Revelation 12:11)
(Fox News) Read more.
Recent Floor Activity
Congress Last Week
Foreign Policy
US troop withdrawal from Germany still worries Congress and Baltic allies
Scott asks Senate panel to pass resolution pushing to strip 2022 Olympic games from China
Federal Spending
House COVID-19 relief bill allows funds for abortion
Pelosi and Trump negotiators discuss new $1.8 trillion coronavirus aid offer from Trump
'Insufficient': Pelosi rejects latest White House aid offer
Senate Republicans lambaste potential coronavirus deal
Relief bill hitting voters before election is unlikely
No more stimulus needed: Time to get on with the new economy
Executive
Democrats launch investigation into Trump's Walter Reed meeting with visitors
'The president wants transparency': Mark Meadows says more Russia investigation documents will be released soon
Democrats unveil bill creating panel to gauge president's 'capacity', could apply to Biden
Pelosi claims new bill authorizing Congress to remove president is 'not about' Trump
Democrats' 25th Amendment proposal would not make it much easier to remove a president
Judiciary
Biden Says He Will Announce Position on Court Packing 'When the Election Is Over'
Land Policy
How much more has to burn before Congress fixes forest management?
Health Care Policy
Shalala corrects Spicer on HIPAA: 'I should know, I wrote it'
Democrats seek to nationalize a coronavirus plan
Congress
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection in 2022
Congressional reporters call on Pelosi, McConnell to expand COVID-19 testing in Capitol
Rep. Carbajal tests positive for COVID-19
Rep. Mike Bost tests positive for COVID-19
Fearing coronavirus, Pelosi bans Mnuchin from her office
Democrats' filibuster gamble would backfire
Nancy Pelosi's obsession with removing Trump
Loeffler unveils resolution condemning Pelosi for comments on 25th Amendment
Will America Survive the Arrows in Pelosi's Quiver?
Pending Activity
Committee Activity
Andrew McCabe's Senate testimony on Crossfire Hurricane postponed
House chairman asks Secret Service for briefing on COVID-19 safeguards for agents
Tech CEOs to testify on Section 230 before Senate Commerce Committee
Floor Outlook
Senate gavels out for two weeks amid coronavirus outbreak
Leader McConnell floor comments
SCOTUS Nominee Update
Nominee
Empirical SCOTUS: A comprehensive look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett Sees No 'Superprecedent' in Roe
Trump pick noncommittal on recusing from election-related cases
Support
21 Republican lieutenant governors sign letter backing Barrett confirmation
POLL: Support for Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Has Jumped Since Nomination
Polling shows support for Amy Coney Barrett's swift Senate confirmation is on the rise
Voters Back Barrett Confirmation by Double-Digit Margin in New Poll
Why the public, even liberals, should want Amy Coney Barrett
Committee Outlook
Amy Coney Barrett tells Senate panel she signed ad decrying Roe v. Wade as 'infamous'
Senator Graham Schedules Judiciary Committee Hearings October 12-15 for Amy Coney Barrett
Dems to focus on issues, not character, at Barrett hearings
Floor Outlook
McConnell: Plan is to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick before election
Republicans vow quick confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court pick amid coronavirus turmoil
COVID-19 outbreak in Republican caucus complicates Barrett confirmation
Coronavirus shutters Senate floor, Barrett confirmation won't be delayed
Tom Cotton: 'No doubt' coronavirus won't stop confirmation of SCOTUS nominee
COVID infections intensify battle over Barrett confirmation timeline
'I'll go in a moon suit': Ron Johnson says he will try to vote for Amy Coney Barrett even if COVID-19 positive
Cruz on confirming Trump's Supreme Court nominee: 'We have the votes'
The Biggest Threat to Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation
Mitch McConnell has been warning his colleagues they need to be healthy and present for Senate votes.
Senate Committees
Senate Committee Meetings Schedule
As the majority leader pointed out on Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee may follow a "mix" of hybrid online and in-person questions and testimony from Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
Senate committees have held 150 hybrid hearings during the pandemic this year, more than 20 of which were by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Judiciary
Hearings to examine the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Judiciary
Hearings to examine the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Judiciary
Hearings to examine the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Judiciary
Hearings to examine the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
House Committees
House Committee Meetings Schedule
Thursday — October 15, 2020
Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Infodemics: Stopping the Spread Online
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Source: House.gov
Floor Outlooks
The House and Senate meet in pro forma sessions next week.
ACLJ: Stop Pelosi’s Plot
Stop Pelosi's Plot to Remove the President
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Please Sign this Letter to the President
Please sign this letter -- asking him to reinstate sanctions on Turkey . . . Details below.
Dear Friends:
I am taking the lead on a letter from the IRF Roundtable asking President Trump to reimpose sanctions on Turkey under Executive Order 13994, which came out soon after Turkey's invasion of NE Syria last year. You or your organization signed the letter we sent last year asking for Presidential action against Turkey. This may have played a role in the imposition of sanctions.
I am very happy to report that yesterday, the anniversary of the 2019 invasion, the President issued an order extending EO 13994 for another year. To me, this means that he is likely open to reimposing sanctions as we are now requesting. His announcement stated: "The situation in and in relation to Syria, and in particular the actions by the Government of Turkey to conduct a military offensive into northeast Syria, undermines the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, endangers civilians, and further threatens to undermine the peace, security, and stability in the region, and continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States."
Can you please consider joining the 29 organizations and individuals that have already signed this letter? Last year we had 85 signatures and the situation is actually worse now than it was then for Christians, Yazidis, Kurds, and other minorities living in the Turkish occupation zone and for those outside of it. You can sign as an individual with title and organization for information purposes only or as an organization. Send notice of your willingness to sign in an email to advocacy@lawandlibertytrust.org.
The deadline is next Wednesday, October 14, 2020, and you can review the letter here.
Please help support this effort and sign on to this letter today. Also, please share this with colleagues who may wish to join this campaign.
Kindest regards,
Lauren
> > > To read all of Lauren's letter, including background information re: Turkey, Syria and the U.S., please go here.
ELECTION 2020
Countdown to the 2020 Election
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"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." (Proverbs 29:2)
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