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athenasatanjesus

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11. Too bad our country isn't run like Starfleet

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2017, 07:22 PM

Feb 2017

There would be a chief medical officer on hand that could deem him emotionally unfit at any time.

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Dem to unveil bill requiring a White House psychiatrist for Trump. (Not the Onion) [View all] herding cats Feb 2017 OP

This will be fun to watch Gothmog Feb 2017 #1

I agree on both points. herding cats Feb 2017 #2

This only makes sense if it's to be used to establish grounds for impeachment. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #3

This would not drive grounds for impeachment... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #8

Whichever gets his ass out of office... whathehell Feb 2017 #9

Oh, I'm with you... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #10

Right. whathehell Feb 2017 #17

He should of just stayed in his lane. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #29

Yes, and Hell Yes!! whathehell Feb 2017 #45

Plus, isn't it a quicker process than impeachment? manicraven Feb 2017 #18

OH! OH! OH! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2017 #21

Okay, but there's still an assumption PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #20

Which will also bite him in the ass. mac56 Feb 2017 #34

No. He won't give a flying fuck, and neither will his supporters. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #35

A full physical at Walter Reed Hospital could include psych workup as a matter of course.... Hekate Feb 2017 #39

Assuming he bothers with a full physical at Walter Reed. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #42

love it.... dhill926 Feb 2017 #4

I'm all for this for every administration arithia Feb 2017 #5

I agree.. whathehell Feb 2017 #12

I don't totally agree. LisaM Feb 2017 #26

I'm not talking about coerced mental health exams arithia Feb 2017 #27

What makes you fantasize that PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #36

What makes you fantasize that arithia Feb 2017 #38

People in this thread seem to think that PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #41

Your assumption that it is fantasy is just that- an assumption arithia Feb 2017 #43

The people in this administration are so confident they are right, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #44

um... arithia Feb 2017 #46

It's a good idea bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #6

I nominate Nate... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #7

I love Nate! herding cats Feb 2017 #14

Too bad our country isn't run like Starfleet athenasatanjesus Feb 2017 #11

How much would we have to pay someone to sit down with the liar? lindysalsagal Feb 2017 #13

As imagined 50 years ago (image) VOX Feb 2017 #15

Excellent.. whathehell Feb 2017 #19

There is no cure for narcissism. Ilsa Feb 2017 #16

Yes! Lucca2 Feb 2017 #22

Sounds reasonable to me. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #23

If only once nevergiveup Feb 2017 #24

Is anyone holding their breath in anticipation of this thing getting any traction at all? WillowTree Feb 2017 #25

No. But Trump hearing about it is worth the conversation. randome Feb 2017 #30

Understood. WillowTree Feb 2017 #32

How would he hear about this? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #37

Having a mental disorder does not make you a bad person. It makes you mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 #28

Certain positions, like heavy vehicle operator. yagotme Feb 2017 #31

Ted Lieu, I'm one of your constituents and flamingdem Feb 2017 #33

One of the funniest films ever made becomes reality: "The President's Analyst." DFW Feb 2017 #40