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/blah938 1d ago edited 1d ago

He hasn't been convicted of that insurrection is the thing. So until that happens, he can still hold office.

Edit: Criminal Conviction.

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago

Where does the 14th amendment mention conviction?

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u/the_wyandotte 1d ago

You led an insurrection.

Source: me. But since it doesn't mention conviction, maybe my word is good enough....

The problem is, at the time it was incredibly obvious who was part of the Confederacy. There were army records, payments, votes for office, etc. Johnson also gave pardons to almost everyone involved, so they wouldn't have been convicted. And a later act in 1872 did away with even more.

I think it's incredibly obvious now that Trump led an insurrection Jan 6th, but the ball was dropped by not charging him with that in time. Justice delayed is justice denied, and now the whole world is suffering for it. Also the massive cowardice of the GOP to not impeach because "oh he's going to be out of office anyway". And Pence for not invoking the 26th. And Americans at large for continuing to put up with Trumps bullshit.

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago edited 22h ago

Luckily, you aren't a state election board so that accusation has no merit. State election boards in Colorado, Illinois, and Maine met and ruled that Trump was legally disqualified from appearing on ballots. Their reasoning was that listing a candidate on a ballot who can't even hold the office he is running for is confusing enough to qualify as voter deception. 7 other states had challenges pending. The SCOTUS defied the constitution and 155 years of precedent with their blatantly political ruling.