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In reply to the discussion: Republican Holiday Tree decorated with hanged Democratic figures [View all]Kid Berwyn
(24,439 posts)7. It's written down in English, They say, the official language of America
14th 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.
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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The language doesn't say conviction is required AND it states "insurrection" or "rebellion"
live love laugh
Dec 2023
#28
Both Neal Katyal and J. Michael Luttig stated it was not intended as requiring conviction.
LiberalFighter
Dec 2023
#56
Throwing his hat in ring for being raked over coals by Secret Service and FBI
Attilatheblond
Dec 2023
#63
Since Trump, low life scumbags think this sort of behavior is the road to good job in Congress
Attilatheblond
Dec 2023
#64
I was referring to the actual tenets of Christianity, not the current ignorance.
TNNurse
Dec 2023
#77
That "yelling fire in a crowded theater" meme went 23 skidoo in 1969.
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2023
#35
He should still be in the slammer. This is what happens when they hand out these featherbed kid glove sentences.
NBachers
Dec 2023
#58
I guess he thought it was cute, or funny enough to share. He must have an emotional maturity of a 5 year old.
Chainfire
Dec 2023
#59