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In reply to the discussion: The sitting President of the United States is an enemy of our country. Let that sink in. [View all]IronLionZion
(51,341 posts)40. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice Preside
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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.
Our constitution needs to be used for something other than the 2nd amendment.
Some Trumpers would repeal the 14th amendment because of this other section:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
We need to enforce the 14th amendment.
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The sitting President of the United States is an enemy of our country. Let that sink in. [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
May 2017
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Trump has cheated, bullied, stolen, or was born lucky for everything in his life so ...
Botany
May 2017
#1
Moreover, this coup was not a sudden whim on Putin's or Trump's part. Might even
WinkyDink
May 2017
#44
Yup. The next days are crucial. Resist, scream, protest, march!! Do not give in!
Sculpin Beauregard
May 2017
#50
I'm late to the realization, but all the goading to re-hash our Primaries might be a "Divide and
WinkyDink
May 2017
#55
Trump, his admin, his daughter and son-in-law, KGOP and many Russians all need to rot in jail. nt
JTFrog
May 2017
#9
It's up to patriot Republicans to defend our system of checks and balances by showing...
brush
May 2017
#31
Disagree...at least his wasn't a threat to our democracy and institutions like Dumpty is
iluvtennis
May 2017
#23
What he's saying is give trump time and he will create more death and destruction than you could
notdarkyet
May 2017
#72
Nothing was done about Bush/Cheney's abuse of power, which escalated to our current mess.
Bluepinky
May 2017
#30
People who colluded /w foreign governments including destabilizing Crimea & Turkey are
Sunlei
May 2017
#39
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice Preside
IronLionZion
May 2017
#40
I cried "treason" the moment I heard Dolt urge the Russian hackers to redouble their efforts
Mountain Mule
May 2017
#67