#disqualificationclause — Public Fediverse posts
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Where are the lawyers and political operatives who handed George W. Bush the presidency?
https://thedemlabs.org/2023/12/21/supreme-court-bush-gore-election-trump/
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"Though the language of #Section3 could not be clearer, most scholars find it nearly impossible to imagine this #SCOTUS would deprive #Trump and his angry horde of supporters a chance to return him to power.
Now, should that near-certain legal outcome influence secretaries of state? Ideally not, for they took an oath to defend the #Constitution and must fulfill their solemn obligations"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/29/trump-ballot-disqualification-constitution/#14thAmdendment #DisqualificationClause #USA #Politics #News
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"The attack on the Capitol was not a spontaneous event. It was the culmination of a scheme by Trump and his allies to use lies, intimidation, coercion & ultimately #violence to keep Trump in office.
By leading these unprecedented efforts to subvert the Constitution and American democracy, #Trump disqualified himself under #Section3 of the #14thAmendment from holding any federal or state office, including the presidency."
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/donald-trumps-disqualification-from-office-14th-amendment/ -
"authors of a law review article regarding #Section3 of the #14thAmendment...
have driven home the implications of Section 3: that all officials with a role in the presidential election process must consider disqualifying Donald #Trump from the 2024 ballot if they find he “either ‘engaged in #insurrection or rebellion’ against the Constitution or gave ‘aid and comfort to the enemies’ of that Constitution.”"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/29/trump-ballot-disqualification-constitution/ -
#CREW exec cites 2 #FederalistSociety member law professors who make case that language in #SectionThree of #14thAmendment already constitutionally forbids #45k from serving in public office b/c of aiding/abetting #Jan6thInsurrection in violation of oath (other case verdicts?), with #DisqualificationClause” requiring high-bar 2/3 maj of both houses of Congress to remove disability.