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Pepsidog

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20. Tribe on "The Last Word" suggested that the House vote to impeach TFG is sufficient grounds to

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 11:12 AM

Dec 2022

exclude Trump given the bipartisan comments of Republicans who said while Trump was responsible for inciting the insurrection it made no sense to remove him from office as his term was up anyway.

I suspect the courts could conclude that if it was the intent of Congress to bar TFG from future office they would have convicted him in the Senate. So we have the Jan 6 committee's investigation and findings of fact along with a unanimous bi-partisan vote to criminally refer him to the DOJ along with his 2nd impeachment by the House, sure seems like enough to invoke the 14th Amend to bar TFG from future office.

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K&R 2naSalit Dec 2022 #1

Jefferson Davis was pardoned in 1978 by President Carter following an act of Congress. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #2

I bet Ol' Jeff didn't even thank Jimmie. But more to the point, who will decide if Trump's actions 3Hotdogs Dec 2022 #5

What is not vague lefthandedskyhook Dec 2022 #7

"or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof" includes doing nothing for hours but watch TV NullTuples Dec 2022 #29

An excellent observation. Beastly Boy Dec 2022 #3

Get on to the part of 14A where they shall not serve, mechanisms unspecified bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #4

Applies to people who have taken an oath of office wnylib Dec 2022 #24

Couy Griffin can never run for public office. No conviction duhneece Dec 2022 #6

What's justice for markodochartaigh Dec 2022 #8

He was convicted forthemiddle Dec 2022 #16

You're right. nt duhneece Dec 2022 #33

Actually nothing needs to be proven. Voters have the power within their hands on every level of Samrob Dec 2022 #9

Exactly! inthewind21 Dec 2022 #15

Same as we have the power to elect? AKwannabe Dec 2022 #22

Currently voters in 22 states voted to keep the party of sedition in power. NullTuples Dec 2022 #30

Without a criminal conviction, nobody is going to get disqualified. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #10

We agree on this! Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #11

That is also Andrew Weissmann's opinion. gab13by13 Dec 2022 #13

Not necessarily. Beastly Boy Dec 2022 #17

If that is the case, the be prepared for Biden to be disqualified in several red states. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #21

Challenged, yes. But that will happen anyway Beastly Boy Dec 2022 #26

Andrew Weissmann thinks this law is on shaky grounds. gab13by13 Dec 2022 #12

Weissmann is not Constitutional lawyer. speak easy Dec 2022 #32

For the health of Democracy in this country there must be justice, must include trump in jail Escurumbele Dec 2022 #14

Excellent! Made me think.... Did anything happen on those Capitol Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2022 #18

Context matters. lambchopp59 Dec 2022 #19

Tribe on "The Last Word" suggested that the House vote to impeach TFG is sufficient grounds to Pepsidog Dec 2022 #20

The trouble is there are an entire set of constitutional 'rules' that govern the election of a Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #23

K&R Thanks for posting. n/t TeamProg Dec 2022 #25

It wasn't just trump. republianmushroom Dec 2022 #27

👆👆 crickets Dec 2022 #28

What's to stop MAGA from using it the same way? NullTuples Dec 2022 #31