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Showing Original Post only (View all)Here's a way that Congress can invoke the 14th Amendment insurrection clause against Trump [View all]
As I and others have been saying (with some pushback), Congress cannot unilaterally apply the 14th Amendment insurrection clause by declaring by majority vote that Trump is guilty of insurrection and disqualify him from public office. Such an action would violate the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause and would never be permitted by the courts. A court would have to determine that Trump is guilty of insurrection before the 14th Amendment insurrection clause could be invoked against him.
Jennifer Rubin has suggested a process that Congress can use to make this happen - Professor Laurence Tribe concurs.
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Here's a way that Congress can invoke the 14th Amendment insurrection clause against Trump [View all]
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
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Did Laurence Answer How A Case Appealed To The Supreme Court Is Going To Work For Us?
sfstaxprep
Feb 2021
#2
Why do you assume that all 6 conservative justices would vote in Trump's favor?
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#3
I think the House managers, House and Senate know better than any of us what SHOULD have happened
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#15
There does seem to be a certain bent to these demands and criticisms, doesn't there?
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#21