• positiveWHAT@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I can’t believe the US is about to let illiberal “Christo” tyrants win without a fight. Should do as Jon Stewart said, play on their level and just don’t confirm the votes.

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      13 hours ago

      Trump doesn’t qualify for president, per the 14th amendment. I’m kind of pissed that the fucking constitution is being treated as novel law and not the foundation for our laws.

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        12 hours ago

        But that is in an amendment so it only has to be followed 3/5ths of the way.

        I’m actually really surprised we didn’t have a new lawsuit about his ability to take the oath of office. Not that it will actually matter but these Trump sycophants should have to state publication they don’t care what the law says.

        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. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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          51 minutes ago

          https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61084161

          None of that has been tried in a court since the supreme Court ruling. And insurrection isn’t even one of the charges in the indictment.

          We can’t have a lawsuit about that till a ruling is handed down saying he did any of those things

          Which the Republicans knew, so they just had to delay until he won again and can pardon/dismiss/fire Jack smith/etc