FWIW Bill, @realDonaldTrump will not be prevented from running. He is running...and running away with the entire election.
A court cannot keep the Donald off the ballot for violating Section 3 of 14A, simply because there has been no "Insurrection" as defined by Congressional law. The Insurrection Act of 1807 was never invoked by former President Trump on J6 or by Biden, so there was never an "Insurrection."
Moreover, Congress has not made any declaration declaring the J6 perpetrators as Insurrectionists and disqualifying them from public office, while Trump was acquitted by the Democrat Senate for any crimes involving J6. In other words, he was exonerated by the highest legislative body in the United States for any "crimes or misdemeanors" re J6.
And, Trump has never been indicted or convicted of Insurrection in court.
Regardless, only Congress can disqualify someone from holding office under Section 3 to begin with, not a court. This is underscored by Section 5 of 14A which explicitly states: "The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article."
Meanwhile, any attempt by a state to remove Donald J. Trump's name from its ballot under Section 3 of 14A would immediately be enjoined by a higher court, citing a violation of equal protection under Section 1 of 14A, and his due process rights under 5A and 14A. Indeed, Trump has won several court cases on this very issue so far, in very liberal courts as well, the most recent beign Massachusetts.
Not to mention, Section 3 of 14A does not specifically name the offices of President and Vice President, which calls into question if it can be applied to POTUS. The Supremes would have to weigh in.
Finally, The Amnesty Act of 1872 removed the penalty of Section 3 of 14A, so this regurgitated "news" that people keep pushing about disqualifying him under 14A is moot. It's rooted in fantasy.
You may ask, "But Max, the AA only applied to the Confederacy." This has never been adjudicated. A literal reading implies it removed the penalties altogether.
Regardless, if the Amnesty Act was only applicable to former Confederates, then Section 3 of 14A - which the AA explicitly cites - is only applicable to former Confederates as well, since it was originally used to disqualify Civil War era Insurrectionists only.
Section 3 of 14A hasn't even been invoked in about a century. When it was invoked last to bar a Socialist from holding office for violation of the Espionage Act, SCOTUS overruled it.
The bottom line is this: The only Constitutional qualifications for President are found under Article 2: a person be 35-years-old, born in the US, and lived here for 14 years. Period. The only disqualification is that he/she not have been elected to the office more than twice, under 22A.
Being a convicted felon doesn't disqualify you. I digress.
Here's my point: they won't be able to stop Donald Trump through legal wranglings. He's going to be the nominee. Relax and enjoy the ride. ✌🏾
~Ⓜ️ax ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇱
You mean the MAXIMUM PRESSURE campaign that’s actually stopping Iran from getting nukes after your party spent years sending them pallets of cash and letting them fund terror?
Gas prices exploded under Biden-Harris because of your Green New Deal war on American energy, reckless spending, and open borders, not because Trump is finally getting tough on the world’s #1 sponsor of terrorism.
Congress needs to do its job? Start by ending the Minnesota welfare fraud you’ve ignored for years.
Cope harder, Amy.
Can someone please explain it to me like I'm five, why members of Congress are more upset that Elon became a trillionaire than they are that Somalis have defrauded our government out of hundreds of billions of dollars?
Illegal alien Pabline Patricia Da Silva
🚨ARRESTED IN NEW JERSEY
Pending charges:
👉Burglary
👉Larceny
👉Property damage
👉Public peace (cyber harassment)
Da Silva arrived in New York from Brazil on a temporary visitor visa that expired in 2018 and never left. We arrested her May 30.
🚨17-year-old Samuel Davis went to the Classic Mart & 420 Shop in San Antonio around 1 a.m. on Friday and tried to buy a 99-cent tobacco product. The store clerk refused to sell it to him because Davis was underage.
The refusal led to an argument between the two inside the store. During the confrontation, Davis allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the store clerk multiple times. After the attack, Davis ran from the scene.
When police arrived, they found the store clerk suffering from several stab wounds. He died at the scene from his injuries. Investigators reviewed store surveillance footage, which reportedly captured the incident, and a witness later identified Davis from a photo lineup.
Police also spoke with a coworker who said Davis was a regular customer who often caused problems, acted aggressively, and was known to steal from the store. After a nearby standoff connected to the investigation, Davis was taken into custody and charged with murder. His bond was set at $500,000.
Happy Birthday to the LANDSLIDE WINNER of the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections, President Donald J. Trump!
He gave up his life of luxury to save the United States from pure evil and has arrested more child traffickers than anyone else.
Happy Birthday! 🎉🇺🇸
Goodbye, Faith Davis. The most wonderful, kind, loving mother-in-law I could have ever asked for. My grief is only eclipsed by my gratefulness to have stood in your light for a short time on this earth. See you there.
🚨 Rioters not only destroyed school buses in Times Square tonight — they also tried taking over a CITY BUS while the DRIVER was still in it
Broke glass, kicked the door in, and then boarded.
Their faces on camera. But they don’t care, because there will be ZERO CONSEQUENCES
"We’re going to win so much. You’re going to get tired of winning. You’re going to say, Please Mr. President, we can’t win anymore.
It’s too much winning. We can’t take it anymore.
And I’m going to say, No, we have to keep winning. We’re going to win more. We’re going to win so much.”
- President Donald J. Trump 🔥🇺🇸
Mamdani is writing in Arabic on his official NYC mayor account.
WTF is this?
I’m sick of watching our country being conquered by a bunch of Muslims.
Americans better grow a back bone and stand up to this while we still can.