Presidential Inability: the Problem and a Solution

Authors

John D. Feerick, Fordham University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1964

Keywords

Presidential Succession, Constitution, Presidential Inability, Vice Presidential Succession

Publication Title

American Bar Association Journal

First Page

321

Abstract

This Article argues for a constitutional amendment to resolve the gaps and ambiguities in the Constitution’s original provisions for presidential inability and succession. It outlines the problems and notes presidential inabilities in the past. The Article endorses the consensus proposal for a constitutional amendment worked out by the panel of experts convened by the American Bar Association in January 1964 and later adopted by the ABA House of Delegates as the proposal of the Association.

Recommended Citation

John D. Feerick, Presidential Inability: the Problem and a Solution, 50 American Bar Association Journal 321 (1964).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_articles/2