California’s lieutenant governor sent a letter to the state’s secretary of state on Wednesday asking her to explore "every legal option" to remove former President Don...
  • Revan343@lemmy.ca
    62·
    11 months ago

    The precedent is that he doesn’t need to be convicted of insurrection for the insurrection clause to apply.

    • PatFusty@lemm.ee
      14·
      11 months ago

      You can be guilty of something without being guilty of something. Thats an interesting way to frame it. What is the precedent here?

      • Revan343@lemmy.ca
        11·
        11 months ago

        What is the precedent here?

        Former Confederates were barred from holding public office regardless of whether they were actually charged with treason, or anything else