r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago

Felons absolutely can run for office. The reason Trump can't legally hold public office is because he engaged in insurrection.

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u/ameriCANCERvative 1d ago

Not just engaged in, led.

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago

While that's true, section 3 of the 14th amendment doesn't require a person to lead an insurrection to become disqualified from holding public office. It only requires one to "engage" in insurrection, regardless of what exact role they played in it. Every J6 terrorist is similarly disqualified.

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u/ameriCANCERvative 1d ago

Well, to be even more pedantic, 18 U.S. Code § 2383 makes a distinction between “incites” and “engages,” when it comes to insurrection, so perhaps he truly is eligible to be president if you go by the plain language? Perhaps “incites” is fine but “engages” is disqualifying?

Please note that I am NOT seriously arguing this point. I personally believe that this guy should receive the harshest punishment prescribed in 18 U.S. Code § 2381.

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago

18 U.S. Code § 2383 does initially make a distinction between those two roles, but equally disqualifies both from holding public office. It's a distinction without a difference in the context of this discussion.

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u/Datdarnpupper United Kingdom 1d ago

I personally believe that this guy should receive the harshest punishment prescribed in 18 U.S. Code § 2381.

God, imagine

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u/ameriCANCERvative 1d ago edited 1d ago

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were bolder?

Then we wouldn’t have to bite our tongues

And wouldn’t it be nice to hold them guilty

In the kind of world where justice runs?

You know it’s gonna make it that much better

When we can say they’re charged and under oath

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could wake up

In the morning when the day is new

And after watching trials on every channel

Feel proud of what our country chose to do?

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Thanks chat gpt for helping me write a parody song about holding our leadership to account. It was genuinely a joint effort, I had to hold its hand.