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Constitution

Fordham Law School

1965

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Proposed Amendment On Presidential Inability And Vice-Presidential Vacancy, John D. Feerick Oct 1965

Proposed Amendment On Presidential Inability And Vice-Presidential Vacancy, John D. Feerick

Twenty-Fifth Amendment Articles

In 1965, Congress submitted to the states a constitutional amendment to remedy a glaring flaw in the Constitution: the absence of comprehensive procedures for presidential succession and inability and vice-presidential vacancy. This Article, written shortly after Congress proposed the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, sets forth the text of the proposed amendment and explains the thinking of it sponsors.


Presidential Succession And Inability, Committee For Economic Development. Research And Policy Committee Jan 1965

Presidential Succession And Inability, Committee For Economic Development. Research And Policy Committee

Reports

Publication argues for the ratification of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Includes dissenting opinions.