Posted on 01/06/2022 7:46:51 AM PST by RandFan
In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution might be used to disqualify former President Trump from holding office again.
Calls for Congress to take steps to strip Trump of his eligibility, which reached a crescendo in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, have since decreased. But those who remain engaged on the issue say discussions about applying Section 3 of the 14th Amendment have been ongoing.
“If anything, the idea has waxed and waned,” said Laurence Tribe, a constitutional expert at Harvard Law School. “I hear it being raised with considerable frequency these days both by media commentators and by members of Congress and their staffs, some of whom have sought my advice on how to implement Section 3.”
An analysis by The Hill found that around a dozen Democratic lawmakers have spoken either publicly or privately over the last year about how Section 3 of the 14th Amendment might apply to those who engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6.
Among those whose offices have spoken recently with Tribe are Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who sits on the Jan. 6 House Select Committee; Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee; and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.).
“I continue to explore all legal paths to ensure that the people who tried to subvert our democracy are not in charge of it,” Wasserman Schultz told The Hill.
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You mean to tell me less than 30 min. of bull sh** and fairy tales is all they have?
No way do Conservatives and Republicans show disrespect for the Flag of the United States....and maybe Uncle Joe needs one of his ‘test’ for that constant cough he has...
WHERE WAS GRANNY PELOSI...PREPING FOR HER MARCH BIRTHDAY WHEN SHE ROLLS OVER TO 82?
Bill of Attainder.
That was the saddest insurrection in the history of insurrections.
And on the side of truth justice and “democracy” is Botox head and the White house’s very own half brain dead pervert.
It was a protest that got out of hand at best... BLM and Antifa were far more violent and destroyed far more property.
Not one of the defendants has been charged with insurrection. Hard to have an insurrection if no one was involved.
You are right right RIGHT!
If they accomplish a ban, after the Mid-Terms and the Red Wave, I can see that ban being banned...
If I were a liberal, I’d be laughing and shitting on everyone too.
Precisely.
dems seem to be directing all their hate at Trump. But it’s really at us.
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