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Jrose

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4. Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3
Sat Jul 1, 2023, 06:36 PM
Jul 2023

Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3:​

"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability

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From your keyboard to God's screen! calimary Jul 2023 #1
Who would ban him? leftieNanner Jul 2023 #2
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3 Jrose Jul 2023 #4
Would he have to be convicted leftieNanner Jul 2023 #5
Also, unlike impeachment: Jrose Jul 2023 #6
He could be convicted of a felony TexasDem69 Jul 2023 #3
"What is the mechanism for doing that?" J_William_Ryan Jul 2023 #7
I believe the 14th amendment could do it edisdead Jul 2023 #10
"Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3" J_William_Ryan Jul 2023 #8
He'll be OK. In Republican waters, shit floats. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #9
ok with me. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #11
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