David Catron of the American Spectator explains why the 25th Amendment won’t solve America’s Biden problem.

Despite widespread concern about his cognitive health, President Biden won’t be removed from office pursuant to the 25th Amendment. It would require an unlikely display of integrity from his Vice President and Cabinet, plus an implausible level of bipartisanship in Congress. Moreover, the claims of politicians and pundits aside, the involuntary ouster of an unfit president isn’t the purpose of the amendment. Its principal function is to guarantee that the executive branch of the government is at all times led by an official who is conscious and able to communicate. Thus, the first 3 of its 4 sections focus on keeping the presidency continuously occupied. …

… Section 4 does provide for the removal of a disabled president who has not voluntarily invoked Section 3. However, it prescribes a politically untenable process doomed to failure if the chief executive is conscious and committed to remaining in office. The invocation of Section 4 doesn’t even remove the President from office. Instead, it provisionally transfers his powers to the Vice President, who becomes “Acting President.” But it also allows the suspended chief executive to reclaim his powers by advising Congress that “no inability exists.” To remove the President, his handpicked Vice President and a majority of his Cabinet must declare political war on him — and battlefield conditions would heavily favor the Commander in Chief. …

… If the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet are actually foolish enough to take the politically suicidal step of contradicting the President’s assertion that “no inability exists,” Section 4 requires Congress to step in and resolve the dispute. The subsequent congressional contretemps would be more rancorous than a Senate impeachment trial and less likely to result in removal.