The point is, no one can stop a President from committing an insurrection. Congress already said it doesn't believe it has the power; now the Court says they don't and neither do the states. So, how does the U.S. government prevent someone --anyone, leave Trump out of it -- from holding office if they commit an act of insurrection under the 14th Amendment? |
And you are excusing insurrection as a viable and just fine action to take when losing an election. |
They are and I think it’s time we stop pretending that Republican voters are good people with different values. They are actively bad people who will countenance any kind of crime so long as it serves their purposes. |
So you are suggesting that the disqualification is self-executing? |
I think you mean uncorked. |
In the past, it was. From the plain language of the amendment, "No person shall...", it is. |
Congress was wrong when it said it didn’t have the power, that’s what the Supreme Court just ruled. The court just interpreted the constitution on this issue. |
States run their own federal elections in the manner they see fit, and they all do it different ways: https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types That is what makes it a states right issue. You will note that not every federal office candidate is on every state's ballot, see e.g. Cenk Uygur, who is on some ballots but not others because not born in U.S. Other states let anyone throw their own name in the hat. |
So he should step out of the race then, since he cannot be seated. [Not holding my breath for the Republicans in Congress to agree with you on this]. |
SCOTUS gave Trump a big beautiful gift. |
Just wait for the immunity ruling before thanking SCOTUS. |
It will be April and the case will close soon after because Trump is running for President. There will be no judicial solution to Trump’s criminality. |
Was the law under which trump is currently being prosecuted enacted pursuant to section 3?! |
Colorado should ignore this ruling. |
Yep, and no coincidence it came out the day before Super Tuesday voting. |