Supreme Court Hearing on 14th Amendment and Trump

[Anonymous]

ACB poking holes in above argument.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the court is going to rule he stays on the ballot. I'm curious about the why. This is history ya'll!

The SC justices that find in Trump's favor will have tied their legacy to excusing his unprecedented criminality. History will not look back on this period of time--or the chief actors in it--kindly.

[Anonymous]

Trump lawyer saying Congress can defund a position as an alternate way to push an officer out of office, instead of impeachment. As if that would apply to a President.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

But Congress is completely dysfunctional and can’t do their basic job. They’ve complete shirked their responsibilities.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

But Congress is completely dysfunctional and can’t do their basic job. They’ve complete shirked their responsibilities.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean the court usurps the role.

It's a bad argument. Congress doesn't have to bar Trump from office, Congress can remove the disability and allow him to be qualified again - which they won't do (because they're dysfunctional).

[Anonymous]

KBJ has a good explanation of why VP and Pres are not mentioned in article 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

His argument there was so messed up but Kavanaugh didn't call him on it. He said Section 3 is implemented through the insurrection statute, so Trump would have to be convicted of insurrection, but then rushed back to provide the caveat that Trump cannot be prosecuted under the insurrection act because of presidential immunity!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:KBJ has a good explanation of why VP and Pres are not mentioned in article 3.

Because at the time they were worried about lower-level insurrectionists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

But Congress is completely dysfunctional and can’t do their basic job. They’ve complete shirked their responsibilities.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean the court usurps the role.

It's a bad argument. Congress doesn't have to bar Trump from office, Congress can remove the disability and allow him to be qualified again - which they won't do (because they're dysfunctional).

Right but this is essentially what has been happening. Congress doesn’t do their job and other entities are having to take up the slack, see the Fed.

I don’t understand how the federal government can tell states how to run their elections.

[Anonymous]

Now they're talking insurrection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the court is going to rule he stays on the ballot. I'm curious about the why. This is history ya'll!

The SC justices that find in Trump's favor will have tied their legacy to excusing his unprecedented criminality. History will not look back on this period of time--or the chief actors in it--kindly.

Agree

They will lose any shred of impartial credibility that is left …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

His argument there was so messed up but Kavanaugh didn't call him on it. He said Section 3 is implemented through the insurrection statute, so Trump would have to be convicted of insurrection, but then rushed back to provide the caveat that Trump cannot be prosecuted under the insurrection act because of presidential immunity!

Kavanaugh isn’t a great legal scholar.

[Anonymous]

Trump lawyer denies Jan 6 was an insurrection. Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

His argument there was so messed up but Kavanaugh didn't call him on it. He said Section 3 is implemented through the insurrection statute, so Trump would have to be convicted of insurrection, but then rushed back to provide the caveat that Trump cannot be prosecuted under the insurrection act because of presidential immunity!

Kavanaugh isn’t a great legal scholar.

He sounds significantly dumber than all the other Justices who have spoken so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump lawyer now saying Congress has to bar Trump from office.

His argument there was so messed up but Kavanaugh didn't call him on it. He said Section 3 is implemented through the insurrection statute, so Trump would have to be convicted of insurrection, but then rushed back to provide the caveat that Trump cannot be prosecuted under the insurrection act because of presidential immunity!

Kavanaugh isn’t a great legal scholar.

He sounds significantly dumber than all the other Justices who have spoken so far.

Thomas says "hold my beer"