welcome to the US west.com you go to SCE for the upsc SSC PSC exam preparation from history to geography politics to culture and economy to technology study subscribe now our YouTube channel PSC times.com and stay informed check out our website USA west.com today's discussion is 25th amendment and Donald Trump what does he propose Donald Trump the former president of the United States States has recently boed his desire to change a specific part of the US Constitution this part is called the 25th Amendment which deals with the presidential succession and the ability to remove a president who is unable to fulfill their duties Trump's proposal is to make adjustment to this amendment particularly focusing on the role of the vice president what is the 25th amend amend Amendment the 25th amendment was added to the US Constitution in 1967 it was designed to address what should happen if a president becomes unable to perform their duties whether due to illness injury or other reasons it also outlin the process for replacing a vice president if needed section one if the Pres presidency becomes vacant the vice presidents assume the role of presid president section two If the vice presidency is vacant the president nominates a new vice president who must be confirmed by Congress Section 3 the president can temporarily transfer their powers to the vice president if they are unable to fulfill their duties but expect to return to office section 4 If the vice president and majority of the cabinet believes the president is unable to perform their dut ities they can declare the president in capitated and the vice president becoming acting president uh Trump's proposal Donald Trump has suggested modifying the 25th Amendment to make it easier to remove a vice president if they are seen as covering of the president in capacity Trump's concern seems to be that a vice president could potentially protect a president who is unfit to lead rather than acting in the best interest of the country here is a closer look at what Trump wants to change number one accountability of the vice president Trump believes that the there should be more mechanism to ensure that the vice president does not hide or cover up the presidents in ability to perform their duties this suggestion aims to make the process is more transparent and accountable number two clarifying procedures Trump's proposal suggest adding more specific procedures for how the president's uh actions should be evaluated and how they should be held accountable if they are seen as part of a cover up could this change be made changing the 25th amendment is not a simple process it requires a Constitutional Amendment which involves several steps number one proposal and an amendment can be suggested either if 2/3 of both the houses of Representatives and senates agree on it or if 2/3 of the Senate legislatures ask for a special meetings to propose it number two ratification one proposed the amendment must be ratified by 34 38 out of 50 of the state legislatures or by conventions in 34 of the states this process is intentionally difficult to ensure that only amendments with BR supports the political current views on reaction stems proposal to change the 25th amendments has sparked debate supporters argue that it could lead to a more accountable and transparent government they believe it's important to address potential abuses or coverups in the system opponents however might argue that the a current 25th amendment already has checks and balances in the place to address presidential in capacity they may view Trump's proposal as unnecessary or believe that it could complicate the process even further Donald Trump's call to change the 25th amendments highlights ongo discussion about presidential powers and accountability while his proposal aims to address a concerns about the role of the vice president making such a significant change to the Constitution would require by despite supports and through legislative process for now the 25th amendments remains as it was originally designed with its established procedures for handling presidential in capacity and succession thank you for listening us you can check out our website usab best mba.com [Music]