Posted on 01/28/2021 4:14:11 PM PST by Hojczyk
A censure effort led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins would bar former President Donald Trump from holding the office again while avoiding an impeachment trial, a Democrat drafting it with her said on Wednesday.
The proposal from Collins and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, was criticized by some as toothless after it was first reported by Axios on Tuesday. But it was fleshed out in interviews over the course of Wednesday in which Democrats pitched the effort as a bid to disqualify the president from running again — perhaps without a trial.
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, told reporters in Washington that Collins and Kaine’s censure will “include the elements of the 14th Amendment” — a response to the Civil War that says those who have engaged in insurrection against the country cannot serve in federal office and allows Congress to enforce that provision — “that lead to disqualification from future office.”
Collins’ office did not directly answer questions on the 14th Amendment part of the censure or whether she agreed with Kaine’s view that it allowed for disqualification. Kaine said the measure could be introduced by next week.
In Washington on Wednesday, Collins also did not answer a reporter’s question about the 14th Amendment portion, according to a readout provided by her office, saying “we’re still going through language” but saying the measure would be “in lieu of a trial.” She added that it was being advanced as an acknowledgement of a political reality that Trump is unlikely to be convicted.
“Senator Collins and Senator Kaine are working on language, which is not final and will not be released until they have reached agreement,” Collins spokesperson Annie Clark said in a statement late Wednesday.
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Ummmm
None of this stuff is.
They don’t care
They are nearly guaranteeing his win in 24.
I can see keeping your pie-hole shut if you’re in a Leftist
hell hole back home.
What I can’t see is these people outdoing the Democrats to curry
favor.
This is despicable of Susan Collins.
If Trump had committed a crime, even though I support him, I would accept the penalty for that crime.
He hasn’t, and I will not!
Can we get Romney and Gov. Baker do do the same?
Bill of Attainder.
Another elderly incontinent woman of congress. Like these Feinstein hags, cannot keep their mouth and bladders shut, they have to spill their filth all over others in projection.
There is no such ability in the legislative branch. The people and states pick the head of the executive branch.
If these assholes do anything of the sort they need to be afraid to walk down the street. This is evil and unconstitutional.
Senators: do not think for one second that this sham will make up for your epic crime of approving a fraudulent election and installing a corrupt junta to ruin this country. You are the ones who need to be thrown out and banned from public service.
they are really itching for trouble..
Unconstitutional. Sorry but no. YOU do not get to dictate who WE, the American people, may elect.
What fool would vote in a rigged election involving actors and actresses clearly not part of individual parties?
This is one of the most bogus, anti-democratic things I’ve ever heard of. It’s amazing what these little dictator wannabes in Congress think they can get away with to stop people from having a real choice in their elections. They either believe they should be all-powerful or that everyone listening to them is a complete imbecile who will buy any laughable nonsense they throw out there as an excuse to persecute their political opponents.
Where do they get the idea that Congress can just declare someone an insurrectionist and disqualify him from office? Isn’t that the very definition of a bill of attainder? Outside the specific process of impeachment, we use courts and juries to convict people of crimes in this country.
He must be convicted at trial to be disqualified. The Constitution, you know.
And two, as long as he meets the requirements, Trump can run again for president if he wants to. It isn't up to the backstabber Collins or that loser Kaine. It's up to the Constitution, which they all so conveniently want to overlook.
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Just another Bill of Attainder.
Their wording:
“Trump is a big meanie who beat Hillary when it was her turn. Trump is therefore banned from running for office ever again so he can’t be the big meanie who stops Kamala.”
Sounds constitutional to me.
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