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divot1338 posted...

No, no and it would be ridiculously unconstitutional to pass a law for one billionaire.

The law is the way it is by design because New York cares about bail and sentence reform.

What would be unconstitutional about updating a law when there are limits or loopholes that can be potentially exploited by bad faith actors?

Was it unconstitutional to update the Electoral Count Act to explicitly state that the VP's role in the counting of Electoral Votes is ceremonial and that they cannot reject votes after some in Trump's orbit wanted to try that tactic?

The first section of the 25th Amendment says "In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President." Why did that need to be passed in the mid-1960s? Because there was discussion about whether a VP actually becomes President or merely acts and serves as President in those instances (like in recent administrations when a President underwent anesthesia and the powers temporarily shifted to the VP), with some stating you only become President by winning an election.

Does Section 2 of the 25th Amendment provide a loophole around the 2 term limit set in the 22nd? The 22nd Amendment only sets limits for being "elected", so a strict reading of the text would allow a 2 termer to fill a VP vacancy through Senate confirmation and then potentially become President again. Same thing for the rest of the line of succession. The qualifications set in Article 2 (natural born citizen, 35 years old, 14 year resident) use "eligible" instead, so Madeleine Albright would've been skipped when she was Secretary of State.