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On 2023-12-22 14:30, AlleyCat wrote:
Disqualification under Section 3 of 14th Amendment requires federal criminal conviction-with evidence beyond reasonable doubt, unanimous jury, and conviction upheld on appeal-for rebellion or insurrection under 18 U.S.C. § 2383.
Sorry, but you're wrong.
Anything short is illegal.
And very dangerous.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5IHFjVWQAA4qfj?format=jpg&name=large
US laws cannot supersede the US constitution, which states:
"Section 3
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector
of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, 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."
Where does it say that the person needs to be convicted of insurrection?
It just says that if you did it, you're disqualified.
After a trial, where petitioners and respondents got to present their
cases, District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace found that Trump did engage
in insurrection.
No court who has heard this case has dissented from that conclusion.
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