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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A personality disorder is not the same as a mental illness. 
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They are - all classified in the DSM-V, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, aka Bible of psychiatrists.
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Wasn’t homosexuality and autism included not too long ago? This business of attributing “mental illness” to folks isn’t exactly foolproof and so isn’t likely a good mechanicism for political change.[/quote]
Not sure what your point is.  I used to work with somebody who had NPD.    He was eventually fired.  Not because of our non-medical diagnosis but for lying, rule-breaking, insubordination, failure to perform work and general obnoxiousness.   So it is with Trump.  We should fire him for his behavior, not his assumed diagnosis. [/quote]

Since you're simple, I'll try again. The DSMs (and indeed all of psychology) have long histories of appalling behavior. Given that, it might not be quite such a good idea to let them guide our politics, particularly when there are much more robust mechanisms, i.e. elections and such, that can accomplish the same thing. [/quote]
I am not simple and your insult simply detracts from your argument.

If we were to use the 25th Amendment in the manner suggested by the OP, it may or may not be informed by medical examination and a diagnosis.  But ultimately it would be a judgement call by the Vice President and Cabinet as prescribed by the Constitution.  You don't need a medical diagnosis to determine that somebody is out of their freaking mind* and unable to perform their job.

*Out-of-freaking-mindedness, a condition thought to be characteristic of goddamned lunatics, is not an acknowledged mental disorder in any edition of the DSM, but studies show that 99.9% of people can accurately identify the condition.[/quote]

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