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The Supreme Court decided that the only body with the power to bar a candidate from running for president is Congress.
“The text of Section 3 reinforces these conclusions. Its final sentence empowers Congress to “remove” any Section 3 “disability” by a two-thirds vote of each house. The text imposes no limits on that power, and Congress may exercise it any time, as the respondents concede,” the ruling read.
“Instead, it is Congress that has long given effect to Section 3 with respect to would-be or existing federal officeholders. Shortly after ratification of the Amendment, Congress enacted the Enforcement Act of 1870. That Act authorized federal district attorneys to bring civil actions in federal court to remove anyone holding nonlegislative office—federal or state—in violation of Section 3, and made holding or attempting to hold office in violation of Section 3 a federal crime,” The supreme court’s decision said.
Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin hurried over to CNN right away to declare that he is “working with a number of his colleagues,” among them Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, to “revive legislation” in an attempt to remove Trump from the presidential race.
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The legal ideas are based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which stipulates that public servants may be removed from office if they have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the US.
There is no accusation against Trump related to insurrection or rebellion against the US government.
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Though symbolic only, the law draws attention to the perceived risks associated with the Democratic Party.
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin is pushing for a bill to keep Trump off the ballot. If enacted it would be an unconstitutional ex post facto law. Isn’t it ironic the liberal democrats only care about the Constitution and Rule of law only when they can use it in their favor?