Posted on 02/02/2021 10:01:56 AM PST by John Semmens
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va) are working on a motion of censure against former President Donald Trump. The purpose of this motion is to declare Trump guilty of certain crimes and punish him by disqualifying him from ever holding another public office.
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del), a self-proclaimed "big fan" of the concept, called the scheme "ingenious. Unlike an impeachment trial the named criminal has no right to appear or present evidence on his own behalf. Neither is there a two-thirds requirement for conviction. A simple majority in both the House and Senate would be enough to do the trick."
Kaine, author of the first draft of the motion, thanked Coons for his support, saying "Chris is exactly right. I am a genius." He further rebuffed critics who contend that his motion is a "bill of attainder" and, as such is prohibited by the US Constitution. "Lots of things Congress has passed over the years have been called unconstitutional by opponents of the enactments," Kaine pointed out. "But unless someone successfully challenges it the enactment stands. As we saw from the repeated refusal of courts to allow any challenges to the 2020 election results to present evidence, we're pretty confident that any challenges to our measure will also be rebuffed by the courts. The correct opinion holds that Trump is unfit for office. I can't see the incorrect opinion gaining any traction in the current environment."
A simple bill of attainder against Trump isn't enough for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif). He says "we need to think proactively on this. There are many others who share Trump's ideas. While both the House and Senate are under our control we need to consider disqualifying everyone who voted for this traitor from ever holding public office. Our nation will never be safe until every opponent of our unity agenda is neutralized."
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Bill of attainders are unconstitutional.
Not that it matters to these scum.
Oh satire... never mind...
There’s probably not 1 in 1000 Americans who know what a Bill of Attainder is.
a Bill of Attainder is about like a unicorn. Show us one
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