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In reply to the discussion: Confused: are we sure the 14th amendment is off the table? [View all]soothsayer
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Yeppers, this is essentially what we wanted done with this failed conviction
msfiddlestix
Feb 2021
#1
Because the 14th Amendment is not something Congress can invoke by itself
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#11
I get the feeling nothing is off the table. Even people in Congress who could be
OAITW r.2.0
Feb 2021
#4
So a Republican-controlled Congress could have banned Obama from running for a second term
NYC Liberal
Feb 2021
#20
The courts would defer to Congress' conclusion, but would still make the decision
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#39
That's talking about no impeachment proceedings. They can't just decide to use it by itself.
Nevilledog
Feb 2021
#36
Until/unless Trump is convicted of criminal charges of Insurrection, 14th is likely off the table.
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2021
#25
He doesn't have to be criminally charged, but there does have to be a judicial
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#40
It's not off limits. But it can't be done without judicial determination of guilt
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#35
At the time, everyone who served in the Confederacy was deemed by law to be an insurrectionist
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#44