Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now

[mystery-ak]

 Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now
by Evan A. Davis and David M. Schulte, opinion contributors  - 12/26/24 8:00 AM ET

The Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is ineligible to be president. This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. “No person shall … hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, 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.” This disability can be removed by a two-thirds vote in each House. 

Disqualification is based on insurrection against the Constitution and not the government. The evidence of Donald Trump’s engaging in such insurrection is overwhelming. The matter has been decided in three separate forums, two of which were fully contested with the active participation of Trump’s counsel. 

The first fully contested proceeding was Trump’s second impeachment trial. On Jan. 13, 2021, then-President Trump was impeached for “incitement of insurrection.” At the trial in the Senate, seven Republicans joined all Democrats to provide a majority for conviction but failed to reach the two-thirds vote required for removal from office. Inciting insurrection encompasses “engaging in insurrection” against the Constitution “or giving aid and comfort to the enemies thereof,” the grounds for disqualification specified in Section 3. 

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https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5055171-constitution-insurrection-trump-disqualification/

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1872313355056427284

[GtHawk]

[Timber Rattler]

Sounds kinda "insurrection-y" to me!

 

[Smokin Joe]

This is insurrection. Consider, the people have spoken, clearly choosing Trump.

Our EMPLOYEES want to override our choice?

Fire the whole bloody lot of them.

[mystery-ak]

The Hill criticized for op-ed urging Congress to block Trump from taking office: 'You people are sick'
Article 3 of the 14th Amendment bars former officeholders who 'engaged in insurrection' from holding public office again
By Yael Halon Fox News
Published December 26, 2024 3:02pm EST

Opinion columnists for The Hill called on Congress to invoke the 14th Amendment disqualification to block President-elect Donald Trump from taking office next month.

In a column published Thursday, Evan A. Davis and David M. Schulte argued that the 14th amendment enables Congress to object to the electoral votes since they consider Trump, in their words, "an oath-breaking insurrectionist."

Article 3 of the 14th Amendment bars former officeholders who "engaged in insurrection" or has "given aid or comfort to the enemies" from holding public office again. The restriction can be removed by a two-thirds vote in each House.

Citing this disqualification, Davis, a former editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review and Schulte, former editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal, claimed that Trump is ineligible to be president. The pair called on Congress to take action when they meet in a joint session to formally count the electoral votes next week.

"Disqualification is based on insurrection against the Constitution and not the government. The evidence of Donald Trump’s engaging in such insurrection is overwhelming," they argued. "The matter has been decided in three separate forums, two of which were fully contested with the active participation of Trump’s counsel."

The authors cited Trump's second impeachment trial, the Jan. 6 Capitol attack probe by Congress and the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former and incoming president from appearing on the state's ballots in 2024 as reasons for his ineligibility.

"On Jan. 13, 2021, then-President Trump was impeached for ‘incitement of insurrection’…inciting insurrection encompasses ‘engaging in insurrection’ against the Constitution ‘or giving aid and comfort to the enemies thereof,’ the grounds for disqualification specified in Section 3," they claimed.

"The inescapable conclusion of this evidence is that Trump engaged in insurrection against the Constitution."

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https://www.foxnews.com/media/hill-criticized-op-ed-urging-congress-block-trump-from-taking-office-you-people-sick

[Cyber Liberty]

Has Trump been convicted of "Insurrection?"  Does that Clause of the 14th Amendment even apply to the office of President?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Was about to post this insanity. They will never stop IMO.

[PeteS in CA]

Exactly! Colorado tried this dodge to keep Trump off their primary ballot. The USSC smacked them down.

[jafo2010]

Knowing the Democommies, they will attempt something.  It might be fruitless, but with X number of Senators who call themselves Republican and yet are true RINOs, anything is possible.

I doubt it will be dull.  I see the potential for a lot of angry people, making January 6th look like a gathering of pre-school kids.