• TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    19·
    11 months ago

    Wouldn’t a conviction of the January 6th insurrection bar him from office via the 14th Ammendment?

    Kinda sure stoking a rebellion against the government is a bigly no-no.

    • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      Only if he is charged with either aiding or inciting an insurrection. It has to specifically be one of those charges, or actual treason based on all of the legal interpretations I have seen.

        • MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world
          7·
          11 months ago

          Well yea. A felon running for prez implies they are the right kind of felon: wealthy.

          While a felon who can’t vote is : poor, poc, not worthy of participating in our lovely, high-water mark democracy.

      • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
        6·
        11 months ago

        He did tell them to “March down there and fight like hell” just after Ghouliani said we need to have “Trial by combat.”

        That’s inciting stupid people to do something stupid.

        • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
          4·
          11 months ago

          I agree that it was incitement. I would also personally argue that Donald Trump is in fact a traitor. However, my personal opinion and what he can be tried and convicted for by a jury of his peers are two entirely different things.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yes, but no.

      First, Trump would have to be charged, and convicted, of treason, insurrection, etc., in order for that to apply. There’s been no legal determination of that yet, and it’s unlikely to come prior to the election.

      Second, this presumes that Congress does what it’s supposed to do, and refuses to swear in a president that has elected after committing treason, etc. If congress simply ignores section 3 of the 14A, then there’s not really much of a remedy available to a typical citizen.