An impressive group of #constitutional scholars has concluded that Trump can be disqualified from taking back the White House under the 14th Amendment as a result of his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Initially confined to academic circles and small activist groups on the liberal and progressive left, the idea is going mainstream as the 2024 presidential election
But eventually most of these issues are likely to be resolved by #SCOTUS, & the court’s 6-member #Republican-appointed majority has generally ruled in ways that favor the #conservative#social-policy priorities reflected in the #redstate actions. That inclination was most dramatically demonstrated in last year’s #Dobbs decision, when the Court overturned the #constitutional#right to #abortion.
“When I was teaching #lawSchool, I learned and taught certain #constitutional#principles. When #MajorieTaylorGreene was teaching #CrossFit, she learned a whole different set of values, evidently. Because my idea of what this country should be like is based on the #constitution, and she sees the world differently.” ~Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
It's really unfortunate timing here in #Canada that #Trudeau fatigue is crossing over with the rise of religious barbarism in America, aka the blueprint for how our Cons will push it on in on us from the prairies.
I am sorry to you my LGBTQ friends.
Doubly unfortunate that if Trudeau had kept his promises about first past the post this wouldn't be an issue, the shit piece.
QUICK SUMMARY: PREVAILING VIEW OF THE MOST RESPECTED CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERAL #CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARS IS THAT #TRUMP IS DISQUALIFIED, RIGHT NOW, TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN ANY STATE, VIA #FourteenthAmendment.
Whether he's convicted of any crime=irrelevant. He's as unqualified as if he were, say, born in Africa.