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marie999

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9. I have found another Supreme Court ruling.

Reply to marie999 (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 18, 2021, 07:15 PM

Feb 2021

Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court established that "officer of the United States" is an appointee and excludes elected officials and that is why the 14th Amendment has to state members of Congress. So there are 2 Supreme Court cases that show the president of the United States is not an officer of the United States.

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Block Trump from office with the 14th Amendment's aiding an insurrection exclusion [View all] mdbl Feb 2021 OP

The Supreme Court will have to decide if the 14th Amendment also includes a president. marie999 Feb 2021 #1

I believe the President is an officer of the United States CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #4

If the 14th Amendment wanted to include the president, it would have said so. marie999 Feb 2021 #5

Is that meant to be humorous? lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #6

No, the president is not an officer of the United States. marie999 Feb 2021 #7

I have found another Supreme Court ruling. marie999 Feb 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Feb 2021 #2

I would love a definitive answer on this. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #3

Read my post number 7, especially what Chief Justice Roberts wrote. marie999 Feb 2021 #8