It would have to go to The Supreme Court and I think they would find that it doesn't include (Reply #34)

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Mon Feb 15, 2021, 08:00 AM

marie999 (3,334 posts)

34. It would have to go to The Supreme Court and I think they would find that it doesn't include

the president. Even if he is found guilty of insurrection, the Senate and Representatives are in the 14th Amendment, the president is not. If Congress and the states had wanted the president to be included, they would have said so.

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35 replies	Author	Time	Post
Here's a way that Congress can invoke the 14th Amendment insurrection clause against Trump [View all]	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	OP
Rt TY! I Hope So!	Cha	Feb 2021	#1
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
Why Do You Assume That They Would?	sfstaxprep	Feb 2021	#4
I don't assume they will or won't	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#5
OK, So I Agree	sfstaxprep	Feb 2021	#9
Why wouldn't Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and even Barrett not side with the others?	paleotn	Feb 2021	#20
I Feel Like Impeachment & Conviction Was Best Shot	sfstaxprep	Feb 2021	#22
Conviction was the longest shot of all	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#24
It Was What Should Have Happened Though	sfstaxprep	Feb 2021	#32
StarfishSaver...Re: The 14 Amendment, the 3rd Article.....I've tried to	Upthevibe	Feb 2021	#6
Here's another good article on the 14th re: Trump	TwilightZone	Feb 2021	#10
This would "delay the Biden agenda"	servermsh	Feb 2021	#7
"gather evidence for impeachment"	TwilightZone	Feb 2021	#13
I think the House managers, House and Senate know better than any of us what SHOULD have happened	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#15
Why didn't we do that? Once the Republicans set up their "out"	Laura PourMeADrink	Feb 2021	#33
What the hell, it's worth a try. What more can we lose by trying?	msfiddlestix	Feb 2021	#8
You have some good points.	electric_blue68	Feb 2021	#12
You Can Be Human & Be A Monster At Same Time	sfstaxprep	Feb 2021	#14
True. I just now read a post in GD entitled : Trump tamed by Impeachment	msfiddlestix	Feb 2021	#17
I understand wanting to nail trump, but I'm ready to move on to things that	Hoyt	Feb 2021	#11
I agree with you 100%	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#16
I get it. Hopefully in a year or two we can look back and be happy we broke trump	Hoyt	Feb 2021	#18
Some of that crowd...	TwilightZone	Feb 2021	#19
There does seem to be a certain bent to these demands and criticisms, doesn't there?	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#21
It's appealing on the surface, but it's actually a trap.	scarletwoman	Feb 2021	#23
I don't have any desire to see Congress take that course of action	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#25
I really appreciate that you started this thread.	scarletwoman	Feb 2021	#26
The problem with that is	customerserviceguy	Feb 2021	#27
The Court has not shown itself to be beholden to Trump	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#28
We haven't seen	customerserviceguy	Feb 2021	#29
Barrett is one vote	StarfishSaver	Feb 2021	#30
I didn't say	customerserviceguy	Feb 2021	#31
It would have to go to The Supreme Court and I think they would find that it doesn't include	marie999	Feb 2021	#34
The president is not included in the 14th Amendment.	marie999	Feb 2021	#35

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