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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment The twenty-fifth amendment, which states that the Vice President replaces the President in case of death and replacements in case of future deaths or disabling illnesses progresses onward in rank, seems like common sense to most people. This amendment is obviously necessary to protect us from confusion and chaos if a tragedy occurs. Even before the amendment was ratified on February 10, 1967, it had already been unconsciously invoked seven times, not always in …

…Cheney ran our nation while most of us slept. The twenty-fifth amendment may seem like a waste of space to some, but it provides a valuable safeguard if the President or any of our other of our main officials resign, become disabled by illness, pass away, get assassinated -- whatever. Just think of the twenty-fifth amendment as an insurance policy that protects our rights if something were to happen to one of our chief executives.