Is impeachment the only way to declare Bush mentally incompetent?

[RiverStone]

With the vast majority of the electorate and the Iraq Study Group now shouting to end this criminal war of aggression, Bush placates the public with mumbles akin to, "I'll get back to you later." WTF will it take for Bush to admit the war is LOST? Or maybe a more relevant question, is Bush truly on the edge of madness? :crazy:

This reminds me of the classic story of Mutiny On The HMS Bounty. How close are we to setting crazy captain Bush adrift? Evidence is mounting to formally and publicly question his mental competency to be President.

Does anyone know, is impeachment the only way to declare Bush mentally incompetent?


I did a Google search on Bush and any record of psychiatric treatment and found reference to this story from 7/29/04:


President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue has learned.

The prescription drugs, administered by Col. Richard J. Tubb, the White House physician, can impair the President’s mental faculties and decrease both his physical capabilities and his ability to respond to a crisis, administration aides admit privately.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” says one aide. “We can’t have him flying off the handle at the slightest provocation but we also need a President who is alert mentally.”

http://allspinzone.blogspot.com/2004/07/is-bush-nuts.html

[951-Riverside]

1. We can't impeach him!

Why?

I'll let the GOP operative here explain ;)

[Deep13]

2. I believe the presidential succession act...

...allows a majority of the cabinate to rule him unfit for service.

[rinsd]

3. Its CHB. YOU might as well write an article and cite anonymous sources(nt)

[endarkenment]

4. Not at all. No impeachment is needed for that.

25th amendment.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment25/

"Section 4. 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."

First we get rid of Cheney (we never agreed to not impeach him), replace him with a legitimate vp, he then signs off on the removal of dumbass.

[Bitwit1234]

6. Get em both

and then Nancy Pelosi will be in charge.

[RiverStone]

7. Thank you!

Appreciate being enlightened on the 25th amendment. Yea, we certainly don't want to replace Bush with Cheney; though maybe a person of courage in the new Congress will formally introduce discussion of this on the floor.

[dogday]

5. Don't want him to be found mentally incompetent, I want

him to take responsibility and the blame of the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people for the sake of profit and for the Iraq War Lie!

By saying he is incompetent, that excuses him, and believe there is no excuse for what he and his cronies have done....

[Cleita]

8. I think he already is mentally incompetent and obviously unable

to discharge his duties. However, I don't think we should stop with him. Condi and Dick need to be brought to justice too.

[RiverStone]

10. Yes, but...

If finding him incompetent and unable to discharge his duties as Pres, gets him off the road; I'd go for that.

Your right about him taking responsibility; that would be ideal. Yet I doubt he ever admits fault to himself, mush less to the public at large. We should charge Bush/Cheney with war crimes, then "We The People" would hold them responsible, even if BushCo refuses to see or say the obvious.

[Target_For_Exterm]

9. I declare Bush mentally incompetent all the time!

[pat_k]

11. Criminal incompetence that constitutes a threat to the Constitution . . .

. . .is certainly grounds for impeachment, and it should absolutely be part of the public debate.

But, there are more compelling -- in fact, irrefutable grounds. Bush and Cheney are committing their war crimes and conducting their criminal domestic surveillance program in plain sight. We are long past the need for "investigation." It is time for Members of Congress to draft Articles of Impeachment and make the case. It has been "time" for years. Continued and unnecessary delay is dereliction.

In any case, the only way to remove from office is via impeachment or resignation -- criminal prosecution, certifiable insanity, whatever, won't do it.

[bobbolink]

12. He's quite competent....

To testify and march to the Hague!

:evilgrin: