Proposed Amendment on Presidential Inability and Vice-Presidential Vacancy

Authors

John D. Feerick, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1965

Keywords

Presidential Succession, Vice Presidential Succession, Presidential Inability, Vice Presidential Inability, Constitution

Publication Title

American Bar Association Journal

First Page

915

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

John D. Feerick, Proposed Amendment on Presidential Inability and Vice-Presidential Vacancy, 51 American Bar Association Journal 915 (1965).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_articles/1