02 July 2024
A Collective Presidency
It’s too late to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Partypresidential candidate in 2024. He is the only standard bearer who is a credible and demonstrably forward-looking decision-maker for thoseof us who fear that the risk of a destructive second Trump administration is high and who believe that not enough time remains to build public confidence in any individual replacement for Biden before election day.
Fortunately, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution provides an escape hatch. There are several well-qualified executives in the Democratic stable, in addition to the Vice President and eventually-confirmed Cabinet officers, whose collective experience and wisdom could supplant the possibly failing future performance of the man whocurrently occupies the Oval Office. They could form a committee to which Biden would pledge to defer if and when they decide he loses the ability to govern. His Vice President would similarly pledge his or her deference if Biden were forced to resign under the terms of that Amendment.
Such a contingency plan could be adopted at the Democratic Convention to obviate the danger to the republic that would be posed by reelection of Donald Trump.
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