14th Amendment, Section 3 and DJT

[Winehole23]

The 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause was mentioned during the impeachment, but never figured into it. In the last week or so there’s been more chatter about it.

Seems to be something about Trump that was anticipated by Reconstruction laws, Rep. Bennie Thompson just sued him under the KKK Act.

[Winehole23]

Section 3 was enforced for a few years at the federal and state levels, but in 1872 the necessary supermajorities in Congress granted an amnesty to most of the men who were barred from office.


Now Section 3 is back in the news because of its declaration that officials who swore an oath to defend the Cons ution and then “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the United States are ineligible to serve in office again. This raises the significant question of whether President Trump and other individuals who played some part in the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are now ineligible from future service. A review of the basic parameters of Section 3 suggests it is the best legal framework available for addressing the extraordinary events at the Capitol with respect to the eligibility of participants to hold public office.

https://www.lawfareblog.com/14th-ame...d-events-jan-6

[SnakeBoy]

So scared of running against Trump again

[Reck]

So scared of running against Trump again

Bring it!

[boutons_deux]

The Cons ution?

Gmafb

The Republicans and especially trash don't give the tiniest piece of about the law or the Cons ution they're heading for an all-out fascist government one party forever

[boutons_deux]

Ron Johnson is saying the rape of the capital and murdering a cop is really no big deal

Somebody else wants to sue pelosi for causing the riot

[spurraider21]

So scared of running against Trump again

i am. its a lose lose.

if he wins, he gets 4 more years to around and exact on blue states, etc. and with no re-election prospects, he's going to go full scorched earth.

if he loses, we probably get another insurrection and his "movement" continues to erode our democracy (hur dur we're not a direct democracy)

[Adam Lambert]

So scared of running against Trump again

I'm scared of Donald Trump being one of two viable candidates for the most important position in this country, but maybe it's just because I'm a patriot and not an America hating got.

[daslicer]

i am. its a lose lose.

if he wins, he gets 4 more years to around and exact on blue states, etc. and with no re-election prospects, he's going to go full scorched earth.

if he loses, we probably get another insurrection and his "movement" continues to erode our democracy (hur dur we're not a direct democracy)

This is exactly how I feel. Also another election run by him just adds more gasoline to the deep racial divisions in this country.

[FrostKing]

While it is cute to see the party of woke accuse others of threatening Democracy, I don't quite understand why Democrats wouldn't prefer Trump to linger around. 3+ years is more than enough time to circle the wagons around a new & fresh candidate. While Democrats are stuck with Kamala Harris

[FrostKing]

I'm scared of Donald Trump being one of two viable candidates for the most important position in this country, but maybe it's just because I'm a patriot and not an America hating got.

> nationalist

> hating America

Pick one

[Adam Lambert]

> nationalist

> hating America

Pick one

False dilemma.

[DMC]

I'm scared of Donald Trump being one of two viable candidates for the most important position in this country, but maybe it's just because I'm a patriot and not an America hating got.

patriotism good now

[Winehole23]

patriotism good now

Question of competing patriotisms, they aren’t all created alike.

[FrostKing]

False dilemma.

Sell me on cancelling and destroying being Patriotic

[Adam Lambert]

Sell me on cancelling and destroying being Patriotic

Depends who.

Cancelling and destroying Donald Trump, who is an existential danger to the US and favors his own reputation and relationship with hostile world leaders over American democracy? Very patriotic.

[hater]

So scared of running against Trump again

Yup

[ChumpDumper]

So scared of running against Trump again

Frankly yes because rubes like you will keep voting for him.

[FrostKing]

Depends who.

Cancelling and destroying Donald Trump, who is an existential danger to the US and favors his own reputation and relationship with hostile world leaders over American democracy? Very patriotic.

You sound like myself 20 years ago with George Bush.

You are correct it is perspective. Remember that son.

[ChumpDumper]

Yup

You too.

[DMC]

Question of competing patriotisms, they aren’t all created alike.

Some pigs are more equal than others

[hater]

Frankly yes because rubes like you will keep voting for him.

Does not understand how democracy works.

Lol chump

[ChumpDumper]

While it is cute to see the party of woke accuse others of threatening Democracy, I don't quite understand why Democrats wouldn't prefer Trump to linger around. 3+ years is more than enough time to circle the wagons around a new & fresh candidate. While Democrats are stuck with Kamala Harris

Leave.

[ChumpDumper]

Does not understand how democracy works.

Lol chump

I understand how rubes like you vote for Trump.

[FrostKing]

Leave.

Unity and healing 2-faced

Europeans might be hateful but we are truthful