In this enlightening discussion, John Feerick, a Fordham Law School professor known for his pivotal role in drafting the 25th Amendment, dives deep into the challenges of presidential succession. He shares the urgency for constitutional reform following JFK's assassination and how it inspired the creation of the amendment. Feerick highlights historical precedents of presidential incapacity and the legal ambiguity they created, underscoring the importance of clear protocols for maintaining national stability during crises.

From March 17, 2018: In 1963, John Feerick became a witness to and a framer of our constitutional history. Within two years of graduating from law school, Feerick had written an influential law review article on presidential disability and succession, joined the ABA’s blue-ribbon commission to create a solution to those problems, and became a confidant and an adviser to the members of Congress who wrote the 25th amendment.As many in the public wonder about the current president’s fitness, Matthew Kahn went up to Fordham Law School, where Feerick is now dean emeritus, for a conversation about the page of the constitution he helped write. They talked about how Dean Feerick got involved in the creation of the 25th amendment, how Congress settled on the scheme the amendment enshrines, where it still has gaps and ambiguity, and how political leadership and the public should understand it in modern times.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.