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**Mick** · 10-12-2020, 20:29

27th Amendment was only one that took that long, hence why it is the last. The 25th Amendment which deals with the Succession to the presidency, was brought about because of the Assassination of President John F Kennedy, when Lyndon B Johnson, JFK’s Vice President, was sworn in, the office of Vice President was left vacant until January 20th, 1965. President Johnson had once suffered a heart attack. When he assumed office after JFK was assassinated in November of 1963, the fact there was no Vice President for such a long period, concerned politicians.

The 25th Amendment deals with the above problems and that even after the human tragedy of a dying president, America will still have a functioning chief executive, if it attacked or provoked.

10-12-2020, 20:29	#1862
Mick Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 15,137	Re: U.S Election 2020 27th Amendment was only one that took that long, hence why it is the last. The 25th Amendment which deals with the Succession to the presidency, was brought about because of the Assassination of President John F Kennedy, when Lyndon B Johnson, JFK’s Vice President, was sworn in, the office of Vice President was left vacant until January 20th, 1965. President Johnson had once suffered a heart attack. When he assumed office after JFK was assassinated in November of 1963, the fact there was no Vice President for such a long period, concerned politicians. The 25th Amendment deals with the above problems and that even after the human tragedy of a dying president, America will still have a functioning chief executive, if it attacked or provoked.