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Why did Trump pardon Arpaio?
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Click Here to Read:   Why did Trump pardon Arpaio? Because he sees himself in the former sheriff By Catherine Rampell in the Washington Post on August August 28, 2017.

Post editorial writer Quinta Jurecic says President Trump’s reprehensible, and legal, pardon of former sheriff Joe Arpaio reveals weaknesses in the American system of government. (Gillian Brockell, Kate Woodsome/The Washington Post)

Psychiatrists’ letter warning Congress of Trump’s mental unfitness for office.
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The Goldwater Rule about restrictions on writing about and diagnosing public personalities has loosened considerably. The American Psychoanalytic Association does not find it unethical for its members to do so.

Two dozen members of Congress support the establishment of an 11-member Commission to assess the mental physical capacity of any president to perform his or her duties, Iff the president is deemed unfit, the individual would be removed from the Oval Office. The 25th Amendment to the Constitution adopted in 1967 provided for the establishment of such a Commission but it was never acted upon.

This is the letter warning about Trump and urging the creation of the commission. We are sending this statement to every member of the House of Representatives and every Senator because we know of your deep concern about the dangers we face, and your constitutional commitment to act upon them.

August 11, 2017

To Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives:

Since Mr. Trump’s election to the presidency, a growing number of mental health professionals have come forth to warn about the dangers he poses to the United States and the world. Far from being a partisan issue, the severe emotional impediments that Mr. Trump exhibits, we believe, present a grave threat to international security. It no longer takes a psychiatrist to recognize the alarming patterns of impulsive, reckless, and narcissistic behavior – regardless of diagnosis – that, in the person of President Trump, put the world at risk. Furthermore, when imminent danger emerges, our professions’ ethical principles obligate us to place human safety above all other concerns, through our “duty to warn” and “duty to protect.” We now find ourselves in a clear and present danger, especially concerning North Korea and the president’s command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Continue reading Psychiatrists’ letter warning Congress of Trump’s mental unfitness for office.