Pence Says Trump Shouldn’t Be Disqualified Even If CONVICTED — Says ‘That Needs To Be Left To The American People’
Pence Says Trump Shouldn’t Be Disqualified Even If CONVICTED — Says ‘That Needs To Be Left To The American People’
Ex-VP Mike Pence said he wouldn't support disqualifying Trump even if he's convicted of crimes — saying "the American people" should decide.
He. Tried. To. Kill. You.
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So Republicans are going to just gonna act like the 3rd section of the 14th amendment doesn't exist? And they think this is a winning strategy?
Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office
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.
Gotta convict him first, unfortunately. You aren't disqualified merely for being accused of doing something, no matter how awful.
Which is, honestly, the way it should be.
If it were just on accusation, or a charge, I have zero difficulty imagining a scenario where a Trump administration DoJ forms cases, no matter how flimsy, against any and every opponent of his, just to get a charge on them to get them DQed from elections up and down the ticket, all across the country, from president all the way down to school board treasurer.
given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof
Saying "We love you" on national TV about seditionists doesn't count as aid or comfort?
Yes they will. And based on the past decade I find it really hard to predict what strategies will be winning strategies