I don’t know that I can argue with that statement.
I’d also like to point out a lie that is continuously being exhibited as fact. I don’t know how many times I've read that the Senate Democrats intend to convict Trump, and then hold a second vote that would bar him from holding public office again.
There is nothing in the Constitution that says they have this power. I’m not even sure they have that power over the Legislative branch. They certainly don’t have that power over the Executive. There is nothing that the Senate can do that would make Donald Trump ineligible to run for President in 2024, if he so chooses.
For the record, I don’t think he will choose to do so. I never have. I've thought that long before this latest farce of an impeachment materialized. However, I may be wrong. If I am, it’s probably because this impeachment has made it more likely that he will run, not less.
CofR writes, "I don’t know how many times that the Senate Democrats intend to convict Trump, and then hold a second vote that would bar him from holding public office again."
ReplyDeleteNo need for the second vote. They will point to Amendment XIV, Section 3:
The relevant wording:
"No person shall . . . hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who . . . shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
The complete text:
"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."