John Feerick was quoted in The State Journal-Register about the 25th Amendment and presidential succession.
John Feerick, former Dean of Fordham Law School and one of the preeminent scholars of the amendment, explains: “At various times in the debates and hearings of 1964 and 1965, it was made clear that unpopularity, incompetence, impeachable conduct, poor judgement, and laziness do not constitute an ‘inability’ within the meaning of the amendment.” The goal was to provide for continuity in the event of a presidential stroke, sudden mental incapacity, or even kidnapping, and not to create a second mode of impeachment.