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To: Jacquerie

> 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.


45 posted on 03/25/2024 12:18:00 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Leaning Right
Congress passed the various 1866, 1870s and 1960s Civil Rights and Voting rights acts based on its authority in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.

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.

48 posted on 03/25/2024 1:02:45 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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