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Is The 25th Amendment a Recipe For a Coup? John Batchelor Imagines this Scenario

from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson

the 25th Amendment provides for an orderly succession if the president is rendered incapable of serving. But that sets up a palace coup. So said radio host and fiction writer John Batchelor. In this 1994 interview he talks about his novel Father's Day, which imagines a constitutional crisis borne of the 25th Amendment.Get your copy of Father's Day by John BatchelorAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Tom Clancy and Brad Meltzer For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTubePhoto by Gage Skidmore#Thriller #Fiction #25th Amendment #presidency

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