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ScratchCat

(2,740 posts)
8. Nowhere in The US Constitution
Tue May 25, 2021, 02:54 PM
May 2021

Does it give a sitting President the power to "contest and election" and "oppose the certification of the vote". Its not there. There is no such power or right. The Constitution spells out specifically how the electoral process works - and there is no contingency for the sitting President to encourage citizens to oppose The Constitution.

Ignorance is no argument here. Donald Trump can't argue that he did not intend on what we saw - destruction and death as an attempt to stop the electoral count. This is because there was no way to "oppose" the electoral certification from a Constitutional standpoint. Therefore, the only thing Trump could be encouraging the crowd to do was lawless.

There is NO reason he should not have already been charged with inciting violence. A local Antifa-type has already been charged, tried and convicted of "inciting violence" here in Tallahassee for simply calling on people to stop Trump supporters from storming The Capitol if they tried. There was no violence. But he was charged, tried and convicted. For inciting violence that didn't happen. Didn't even make national news.

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Trump's attorney must be worried. applegrove May 2021 #1
Yeah, they must really be worried that Kevin McCarthy and others could incriminate Trump during sop May 2021 #10
They misspelled "concocts" unblock May 2021 #2
LOL! applegrove May 2021 #3
The piece is littered with typos... Hugin May 2021 #5
Haha! unblock May 2021 #22
Trump a Comedian???? ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 #4
Trump did a four year stand up act with rallies/live shows and TV specials. sarcasmo May 2021 #9
The mouthpieces have to argue something gratuitous May 2021 #6
Maybe, but he didn't have the right to weaken Capitol security ahead of time, Crunchy Frog May 2021 #7
"means, motive, and opportunity" Grasswire2 May 2021 #17
Weapons, bodies, motive. Yes. MoriaeEncomium May 2021 #26
Yes Ohioboy May 2021 #23
Nowhere in The US Constitution ScratchCat May 2021 #8
Trump knows from his long court record as a landlord bucolic_frolic May 2021 #32
sad and true chocolatpi May 2021 #38
Memo: You're not President NOW, Skippy . . . . . no_hypocrisy May 2021 #11
Yeah... NO! 2naSalit May 2021 #12
This has got to be another example of attorneys doing what Trump tells them to do. rsdsharp May 2021 #13
And not getting paid for. Justice matters. May 2021 #33
At this point, any attorney who works for Trump without rsdsharp May 2021 #43
Contesting an election is one thing pandr32 May 2021 #14
Well said... ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 #15
He can claim John Ludi May 2021 #16
His Actions While The Capitol Insurrection Was Going On - After His Speech Needs To Be Investigated. global1 May 2021 #18
there are times like this, that I wish we had the Russian system of justice. Dan May 2021 #21
He's lying again! kentuck May 2021 #19
Good luck with that. SoonerPride May 2021 #20
Breaking News... llmart May 2021 #24
Sure Donny Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #25
The gaping hole in that logic is it would thereafter be normal bucolic_frolic May 2021 #27
I Believe That The SCOTUS GB_RN May 2021 #28
" HEY ,DONNY , WHO IS WRITING YOUR MATERIAL " ???? monkeyman1 May 2021 #29
And I am Marie of Romania. nolabear May 2021 #30
Strictly hypothetical, but does that mean... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #31
And he's got a card to guarantee it! tanyev May 2021 #34
"Absolute Immunity" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Justice matters. May 2021 #35
It's often those kinds of absolute terms... Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #36
OMAROSA! Crunchy Frog May 2021 #39
Lol, thanks! Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #40
Who needs "absolute immunity" for something they didn't do? marble falls May 2021 #37
Oh wait, he's serious? Initech May 2021 #41
claim on mtherfcker spanone May 2021 #42
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