Below is a link to the Constitutional Disqualification Clause (Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution).

I am not really sure what it all means. I think its saying that anybody that "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof" cannot stand, or serve, as an elected official. Then it goes and says that the senate can back it out with a 2/3 vote. This makes no sense to me. However, that being said, it seems that if Trump tries to run again somebody will sue, under this amendment, and put a stop to that? Anybody know?

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt14-S3-1-1/ALDE_00000848/

If a past president was convicted of sedition by the senate, wouldn't those Senators who supported him be guilty of giving aid or comfort to him, and not be able to hold office?

That in itself would be enough to make Senators reluctant to convict, not like those cowards would need more rationalization.

I guess their defense would be that when they supported him, he hadn't yet been convicted of sedition.

Maybe the Justice dept could prosecute him for just regular old civilian sedition, if indicated by investigation, and then the 14th would automatically take effect. Of course, a conviction would be appealed and eventually the SCROTUS might finally come to his rescue.

Then if the house wants to impeach him, just to set an example for future miscreants, then anyone in the senate who still supported him, after being convicted by a judge and jury, would be forced to leave office. I suddenly see a Senate convicting by unanimous consents, after finding their patriotic principles, and rereading their "oath".

What is worse, being automatically ejected from office, or running for election fearing a tweet?

Wouldn't it be rational to just have a felony conviction be a Disqualification, or is that too high a standard for such an exceptional nation?

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I basically feel the same way. In other words taking this out of the political arena as impeachment is purely a political process and into the judicial system. Present the evidence to a federal grand jury, let them decide whether to prosecute or not. If I'm not mistaken, a conviction of sedition and inciting an insurrection is at least a 20 years prison term plus other penalties a federal judge might decide on.

Impeachment is just for removal from office which has already been accomplished. If trump were convicted in the senate, then a second vote for disqualification would be held. But the conviction must come first. Getting 17 GOP senators to go along, voting guilty is an impossibility. The federal judicial system in my opinion is the best option letting the chips fall where they may.

You have this vote today.

GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-impeachment-goes-senate-testing-050327015.html

With Impeachment Trial Looming, Republicans Waver on Punishing Trump (NYT, Subscription).

The level of my disgust has not abated, just because Trump is in Mar-a-Lago. These people are actual criminals. ACTUAL CRIMINALS. Aiding and abetting the insurrection, with malice aforethought. They know the consequences of their actions and they don't care. They are more afraid of Trump as a former President than they are committed to their oaths of office, to principle or to the Constitution. They are, without a doubt, co-conspirators: 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy.

90% of the Republican Senators voted to let Trump off without a trial again. Worthless pieces of excrement.

Want more bad news.

GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-impeachment-goes-senate-testing-050327015.html

I've said all along that this needs to get out of the political arena and into the federal judiciary system. Give all the evidence to a federal grand jury and let them decide whether to prosecute or not.

Here in Georgia our AG is looking into charging Trump with interference with the election, a felony.

Georgia district attorney says she will 'enforce the law without fear or favor' following Trump call

https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...aw-without-fear

whether or not she will remains to be seen. But I think this is in the proper arena. The political arena, the senate will find Trump not guilty, hence no second vote on disqualification. Trump and his supporters will crow about being found innocent and put forth the notion that all of this was a political vendetta against a private citizen.

A few months after the trial, most will have forgotten all about it except the avid pro and anti Trumpers. Other hot issues will the the topic, other events and happenings will replace the trial. In a year with most Americans having a very short memory, this will be old news and soon fall into the ancient history category. This is political reality.

For those who thought the first impeachment trial was such a big deal, it wasn't even brought up once during the general election campaign. This one too will fall into that category in the very near future.

Watch, wait and listen.

I think you are probably right. The new AG could also go after him as well. I also suspect that those that support Trump actions are also guilty - especially the jackass with the closed fist egging them on.

I think we can't heal as a nation, until we drain some of the pus out of this wound. The new AG should indict all the congress folks who supported Trump's coup attempt for Sedition. Get them in court under oath, and ask them each if Trump won or they were attempting election fraud.

Politicians feel perfectly free to lie, but most of them are lawyers and won't commit perjury in court. So they either publicly admit they were lying and trying to commit election fraud, or they lie under oath. Once they have all stated their positions, indict the ones who swear Trump won for perjury.

We've got to force people to tell the truth. Otherwise, this BS is just going to get worse.

I would be for ALL of that! However, its just not gonna happen. We will, however, be entertained by all the reasons why that won't happen, should have happened, or that we are just too stupid to understand.

On reflection anybody can sue anybody in this country. Its one of our big deals. It would be nice if the new AG did it but I am not holding my breath. On the other hand I betcha there are some with the bucks that just might bring suite. Then the problem is, of course, whether they have a right to do that (have standing - which has always amused me).

Apparently the Lincoln Project is preparing some law suits. I wonder if the 14th amendment is involved?