4 Mar 2024 2:35 pm
R.Suave » 03 Mar 2024, 12:01 pm » wrote: ↑ You know how the reflexive response of slack jawed, FOX nursing, MAGAt cretins to the matter of Grifty's Disqualification under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is
"B...b...b...b...but where's the conviction, for Insurrection? Due Process...Derp!"
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Your patient explanation, to the effect that no conviction is required, is met with disbelief....or worse...
Let this put that particular matter to rest..
if the appeals court were to rule in Trump’s favor, it would have no effect on his disqualification, as the constitutional bar is not based on any conviction for any criminal offense. Although insurrection is indeed a federal crime under 18 US Code § 2383, it became one only in 1948, and it is in any case irrelevant to disqualification under the Constitution. None of the ex-Confederates excluded from office after the amendment went into effect were prosecuted for insurrection.
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/0 ... n-wilentz/
Are we good with this, kids...
Cause there's more.
Well....since there was NO insurrection.......