I believe the ‘But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability’ part means that if Congress chooses to, each House (Representative and Senate) may vote to REMOVE the prohibition of the person from holding office.
The 14th Amendment was passed right after the Civil War ended. If I recall correctly, this prevented someone who had previously sworn to uphold the Constitution but then later fought against the Union, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies of the Union, from holding any type of civil or military office after the Civil War. But Congress could vote by 2/3 to allow the person to hold office again.
Example: someone served in the Army prior to the Civil War. During the War, they swore an oath to the Confederacy and fought against the Union. After the War, they were elected to Congress. Congress would have to say it was ok for them to serve the US again after they violated their previous oath.
I hope that made sense. LOL
Thanks, that is helpful.
“The 14th Amendment was passed right after the Civil War ended. If I recall correctly, this....”
For a split second I thought, “Wow, Spirit in Liberty is much older than I thought she was!”
OMG. I have been too busy to watch much news in the last week, but this was a SAVAGE beatdown of the media.
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MVDV just destroyed the entire media in this clip. Absolute must-watch.
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Thank you for that explanation. It is very important that we learn history.