Given that a few kings and queens of England were "mad" and still ruled the country, what would happen if the president of the United States became mentally incapacitated?

gmackematix

He would be hailed as a lovable old duffer and given a state funeral when he died. :) Jun 20 04, 10:38 AM

McGruff

The Twenty-fifth Amendment, created in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, adopted by Congress in 1964, and finally ratified by the states in 1967, dictates how executive power is transferred when the chief executive is "unable to discharge" his duties. The first two sections clarify the succession from president to vice-president. The third section deals with the situation when a president voluntarily recognizes his inability to serve; the fourth deals with the removal of a president who does not or cannot recognize such inability. Under the fourth section, the vice president and the majority of the president's Cabinet can declare the president unable to serve; the vice president then immediately serves as acting president until the president can declare that no such inability exists. http://www.newsaic.com/ftvwwmedprimerp.html#24thamendment Jun 20 04, 11:27 AM