the last time the 25th amendment was used was on february 27, 1951.
when was the last time the 25th amendment was used?
february 27, 1951
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bullet::::- in season 2, a narrow majority of president david palmer's cabinet invokes section 4 of the 25th amendment and removes the president from power, installing vice president jim prescott as acting president. the president's removal, contrary to the intent of the amendment, is due to the cabinet's belief that palmer is making irrational decisions regarding the country's response to a terrorist attack. in reality, palmer could have disputed the invocation of the 25th amendment by transmitting a dissenting letter to the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. at that point, the vice president and cabinet would have had four days to renew their petition (the vice president remaining as acting president in the meantime) and send the issue to congress. even still, the president's decisions are shown to be rational within a few hours of his removal, and the vice president and supporting cabinet members rescind their earlier vote. upon the first vote that removes him from power, palmer is advised he can appeal the judgment to congress in four days. the 25th amendment mentions a four-day period as the time limit for the cabinet to affirm its belief the president is unfit for duty. this error may have been the result of a screenwriter's misinterpretation of the text of the amendment, or could simply be artistic license. at the end of that day's events, president palmer is incapacitated by a biological weapon, and james prescott is again sworn in as acting president (shown in "").
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