Re: BREAKING NEWS: Legal Scholars Confirm That Trump Is Eligible To Run for President
Borgman <[email protected]> Wed, 3 Jan 2024 22:19:55 -0000 (UTC)
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On 03 Jan 2024, Michael A Terrell <[email protected]> posted some news:[email protected]: > On 1/3/2024 9:30 AM, Skeeter-Shit Jack-Off Shit-4-Braincell, convicted > child molester and another fucking do-nothing, lied: > >> In article <[email protected]>, >> [email protected] says... >>> >>> On 1/3/2024 8:41 AM, Skeeter-Shit Jack-Off Shit-4-Braincell, >>> convicted child molester and another fucking do-nothing, lied: >>> >>>> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>>> says... >>>>> >>>>> The Constitution is clear about who can run for president and who >>>>> cannot. It says any American citizen can run for president, with >>>>> four big exceptions. >>>>> >>>>> Article II of the Constitution lays down the first three. Anybody >>>>> can run for president as long as they are at least 35 years old, >>>>> are a natural-born citizen and have lived in the United States for >>>>> at least 14 years. >>>>> >>>>> After the Civil War, members of Congress added a fourth test. Not >>>>> wanting this country to fear that federal officials might again >>>>> attempt to overthrow the government, they added the 14th Amendment >>>>> which, among other provisions, disqualifies as a candidate for any >>>>> federal office anybody who swore to uphold the Constitution and >>>>> then sought to overturn it. >>>>> >>>>> The language of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is clear: ?No >>>>> person shall?hold an office, civil or military, under the United >>>>> States?who, having previously taken an oath?to support the >>>>> Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in >>>>> insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or >>>>> comfort to the enemies thereof.? >>>>> >>>>> Then Congress added an important final clause: ?But Congress may >>>>> by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.? >>>>> >>>>> Which leaves only three questions. First: Did Donald Trump ?engage >>>>> in insurrection? and/or ?give comfort to? those who did? >>>>> Absolutely. Even though not yet convicted of doing so (which the >>>>> Constitution does not require), we know from multiple sources, >>>>> including his own words on tape, that Trump summoned an armed mob >>>>> to Washington to attack the U.S. Capitol; called state officials >>>>> to find him more votes; called members of the Electoral College to >>>>> persuade them to change their votes; pressured Vice President >>>>> Pence not to certify the Electoral College results; and has >>>>> promised to pardon those convicted in the Jan. 6 attack. >>>>> >>>>> Second question: Has Congress by a two-thirds vote given Donald >>>>> Trump a free pass? No. >>>>> >>>>> Third question: Do we believe in the Constitution or not? If so, >>>>> there?s only one answer. >>>>> >>>>> Banning Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot does not >>>>> deprive the people from their right to vote. It simply affirms the >>>>> United States Constitution. Case closed. >>>>> >>>>> LOCK HIM UP >>>> >>>> They don't get to decide. The constitution does. >>> >>> The Constitution *has* decided. 14.3 says Trump is ineligible. >> >> Nope. > > Yep. Actually it permits him to run in direct opposition to what you illiterate leftnut bags say.