Posted on 03/25/2024 10:05:14 AM PDT by silent majority rising
Read Section 5 of the 14A.
Congress has the authority, and as such, the matter isn’t justiciable.
If they do this they are cutting their own throats.
What we are witnessing in real time is the death of a political party, just like the Whigs of yore. The Republican Party is not equipped to handle the 21st century threats to the Republic. That threat is globlism, open borders and Free Trade. Long live MAGA!!!
It will be passed a day before the election so there won’t be enough time to have SCOTUS reverse it. They’ll play the “oopsie, too late” card, since the electrion can only be held on a specific day.
> Read Section 5 of the 14A. <
Interesting point. I doubt if the writers of the 14A meant to give Congress the sweeping power to declare anyone an insurrectionist, and so deny him an office.
But Section 5 could certainly be interpreted that way if you were so inclined.
On rare occasion the Supreme Court has limited the power supposedly given by the Constitution to Congress. So I guess anything is possible here.
Doesk Work that way. Congress has to pass a law.
Remember that the 14th Amendment route requires no criminal charges or convictions. That’s why the dems are citing it. As far as I know, no Confederate was charged with insurrection, let alone convicted of it.
Would this constitute a Constitutional crisis? Sure, but what’s anyone going to do about it?
In these Acts, Congress granted federal court authority to hear cases arising from these laws.
Should Congress declare presidential candidate DJT an insurrectionist (which isn't applicable per Section 3!) without granting federal courts the requisite jurisdiction, well, yeah we are in a real mess.
“Kamala will refuse to certify the electors of Trump.”
She can’t simply refuse to certify, and Pence couldn’t have done that either.
Yes, Pence was a traitor - but not because he failed to “refuse to certify”.
If Pence had believed in MAGA - believed in Trump’s innocence - believed the election was stolen - and had the courage to fight for our side - he could have forced Congress to hear arguments challenging the certifications.
He could have shamed backstabbing RINOs sitting on the fence into voting against the certifications pending further review.
He could have led by example, thus legitimizing President Trump’s claims of election fraud.
He could have explained to the American people that Jan 6 was a Fedsurrection, and we were all being played. He could have admitted to the American people that Trump was right about EVERYTHING.
Instead, he totally threw Trump and MAGA under the bus - making him a far worse traitor than Benedict Arnold.
But this idea that a VP can simply refuse to certify is absurd.
Did. Congress can pass legislation to effect the provision. Legislation means a law. The same amendment also requires due process..
Did. Congress can pass legislation to effect the provision. Legislation means a law. The same amendment also requires due process..
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It is easy to see that the push wouldn’t be about withstanding judicial review... it would be about running out the clock.
Imagine Congress did pass such legislation to designate Trump as an insurrectionist, swing States would immediately remove Trump from their ballots.
Trump would sue but would he get a verdict in his favor BEFORE the election? If a verdict came after November there would be no do over election. They would go with who received the most votes at the time of the election
“...it would be about running out the clock.
No, it would immediately go to the Supreme Court as in the case with Bush and Gore.
Bottom line:
Mike Gallagher looks like a “nice guy” and turns out to be a decaying, disgusting piece of trash.
That’s how I see it.
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